蝦皮商城魔法師梅林這次給了傑克和安妮什麼樣的任務？那就是幫助英國大大有名的作家狄更斯！乘著神奇樹屋，這對小兄妹將來到英國維多利亞時代和倫敦多霧的街頭。
在那裡，傑克和安妮發現狄更斯受人尊敬愛戴，而且擁有所有他想要的一切，他們還能幫助他什麼呢？直到狄更斯救了他們，讓他們免於牢獄之災，這對小兄妹才了解狄更斯揮之不去的祕密過去與悲傷回憶。他們需要使用魔法，還需要三個幽靈的幫助，才能避免這位偉大的作家斷送自己的寫作生涯！
「神奇樹屋」（Magic Tree House）系列描述一對小兄妹傑克與安妮的冒險故事。八歲半的哥哥傑克，理性冷靜，喜歡看書，他會將沿途看到的事物，重點式的記錄在筆記本上；而七歲的妹妹安妮，喜愛幻想與冒險，並且勇於嘗試。
這兩個一動一靜、個性截然不同的兄妹，在森林裡發現了一個堆滿書的神奇樹屋，神奇樹屋就像時光機器，帶他們到一個個不同的時空中旅行。於是，兄妹倆來到史前時代的恐龍谷、和騎士探訪中古世紀的城堡、到古埃及破解木乃伊的祕密、跟著海盜出海尋寶……，每一次的冒險都緊張刺激、精采得不得了！
現在，神奇樹屋的門已經打開，歡迎加入傑克與安妮驚險有趣的知識之旅，和他們一起到不同時空中冒險！
此外，這個系列的英文淺顯易懂，對話簡單口語，可讓已在學習英文的小朋友，藉由故事進入英語的情境，增進英文能力。
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
Jack and Annie’s mission from Merlin the Magician? To help the famous writer Charles Dickens! In a magical whirl, the brother and sister are whisked back in time to Victorian England and the foggy streets of London.
There, Jack and Annie discover that Charles Dickens has everything he could possibly want. How can they help him? It is not until Mr. Dickens rescues them from being thrown in jail that they discover his secret past and the sad memories that haunt him. They will need all their magic—and help from three ghosts—to keep the great writer from ruining his life!
Mary Pope Osborne mixes magic, humor, history, a little spookiness, and a lot of heart to create this tale, which celebrates the joys of writing—something she knows a lot about, thanks to millions of readers all over the world!
This is the perfect book for boys and girls about to see the classic play A Christmas Carol.
★本書中譯版《神奇樹屋44：狄更斯的耶誕頌》由小天下出版。
作者簡介
瑪麗‧奧斯本（Mary Pope Osborne）
美國知名兒童文學作家，北卡羅萊納大學主修戲劇與比較宗教學，喜愛不同文化的她，畢業之後，曾到世界各地去旅行。寫作至今已20餘年，作品超過50本以上，並獲得許多獎項，而且擔任過兩屆的美國作家協會主席。
MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.
