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Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books, A member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
" From the author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, an exciting new novel that uses the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini to weave a tale of magic, intrigue, and illusion. What is real and what is an illusion? Can you trust your memory to provide an accurate record of what has happened in your life? The Confabulist is a clever , entertaining, and suspenseful narrative that weaves together the rise and fall of world-famous Harry Houdini with the surprising...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2006
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
Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
With sparkling wit, charming characters, and historic detail, multiple award winner Rhys Bowen brings early-twentieth-century New York City and the fantastic performers of the time vividly to life in The Last Illusion.
Irish immigrant and PI Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to the theater to see a trio of illusionists that are all the rage. Indeed, headlining is Harry Houdini, the most sensational of them all; he
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
Series
Treasure chest (Ann Hood) volume 4
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twins Felix and Maisie, along with their Great-Aunt Maisie and Great-Uncle Thorne, are transported back in time to Coney Island where they meet a young Harry Houdini.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing career, killing off Sherlock Holmes in the process, in order to concentrate on his increasingly manic interest in Spiritualism. Houdini, who regularly conducted seances in an attempt to reach his late mother, was also infatuated with the idea of what he...
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