Mary Pope Osborne

Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie use the magic treehouse to travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle and are helped by a mysterious knight.

The Knight at Dawn

Sarah Sammis

The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne is the second in the Magic Tree House series. Sean and Ian originally read the first eight together before I took over reading them with Sean. I am now reading the first eight in my spare time to "catch up."

In The Knight at Dawn Jack and Annie still don't know the true power of the tree house or who is behind it's magical powers. They have, however, figured out the basics to make it take them places and bring them home. This time they are drawn to a book about castles and end up experiencing one first hand.

The second book is still shorter and more simplistic in terms of plot and vocabulary from later books in the series but it starts give hints of things to come. At the moment the only mystery (introduced in book one) is the identity of the person leaving the M marked items behind in the worlds they have explored.

Kim 

Overall, this was a quick read. I loved the fact that this series is an ongoing mystery. Each book has a clue that leads to something significant. The stories keep getting better,but I love them equally. My favourite part was when the kids were trying to escape the castle after they got caught. that was intense. The whole time I was skimming the book and I still understood what happened. 

I agree with what I said in my review about the first book of the series.

My elementary self would loved, but as of now, it was okay. Although, it did bring nostalgia to me as I was reading this book and possibly continuing the series.

The Knight at Dawn

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