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Victor is forever trying to escape from locked trunks, walk through walls, and perform any number of Houdini's astonishing magic tricks...without success. Then -- amazingly -- he actually meets his idol, and begs Houdini to explain himself. A mysterious locked box is the magician's only... read more

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  • “"Children liked Houdini because he could do the unexplainable things that they wanted to do. Houdini was a magician. Magicians can do anything."”
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HOUDINI was a magician.

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  1. Brian Selznick (Author)

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Reading Level: Ages 9-12

This book is short and easy to read but it's not as easy to comprehend as most picture books


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