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Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2010, ©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
British fourteen-year-old Max Cassidy calls on his skills and training as a professional escape artist when he attempts to clear his mother of murdering his father, who disappeared two years earlier in the Central American country of Santo Domingo.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In bold graphics, and drawing on the most respected sources, author and artist formulate a living picture of this greatest of Americans and show how time and morals shaped him and his art.
6) The magician and the spirits: Harry Houdini and the curious pastime of communicating with the dead
Author
Publisher
Viking, Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Famed illusionist Harry Houdini embarks on a quest to investigate spiritual phenomena and the possibility of communication with those on the "other side.""--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The life of Harry Houdini and his less famous partner, his brother Dash, includes details of his well-known career as a magician, as well as his interest in exposing fake mediums and other frauds. Sidebars highlight topics related to the early 20th century, such as child labor, the dime museums, and early aviation, an interest of Houdini's.
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