The magic tree house is back, and Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure. Their mission from Merline the Magician? To help the famous writer charles Diskens! 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 runing his life.