Houdini and me / Dan Gutman.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York City : Holiday House, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780823445158
- 0823445151
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Harry has always admired the famous escape artist Houdini. And when Houdini asks for help in coming back to life, it seems like an amazing chance...or could it be Houdini's greatest trick of all?
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is NOT Harry Houdini--the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry DOES live in Houdini's old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini's life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they're Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course.
It's hard for Harry to believe that Houdini is really contacting him, but this Houdini texts the secrets to all of the escape tricks the dead Houdini used to do. What's more, Houdini's offering Harry a chance to go back in time and experience it for himself. Should Harry ignore what must be a hoax? Or should he give it a try and take Houdini up on this death-defying offer?
Dan Gutman is the award-winning author of series including My Weird School , The Genius Files , and the baseball card series, including Honus & Me . He uses his writing powers for good once again in this exciting new middle grade novel.
Named a New York State Great Read by the Empire State Center for the Book!
Ages 8-12. Holiday House.
Grades 4-6. Holiday House.
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.