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Aussie siblings Annie and Jack hop aboard their beloved magic tree house, whisking them to ancient Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius prepares to unleash its devastating eruption. With time against them, the pair rushes to locate a vital Roman scroll before the city is buried under flaming ash.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Mary Pope Osborne
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