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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  scducharme | Dec 18, 2009 |  First heard this book when the author, Avi, Pam Munoz Ryan and Sarah Weeks performed it as an author's readers theater at the American Library Association's annual conference in 2009. Couldn't wait to pick it up (at my local library!), although now I regret that I didn't purchase discounted copies of this and "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" at the same time and get them autographed. I'm amazed at Selznick's ability to combine genres (biography, historical fiction, humor) in such a fascinating way, with illustrations that take you back into the time period. This will definitely be read aloud in my elementary school library! (  ) mikitchenlady | Sep 7, 2009 | A chance encounter with Harry Houdini leaves a small boy in possession of a mysterious box--one that might hold the secrets to the greatest magic tricks ever performed. (  ) BiblioKleptoManiac | Oct 30, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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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 answer, and Victor is left to wonder: Does the box contain the secrets to the most famous magic tricks ever performed?
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A chance encounter with Harry Houdini leaves a small boy in possession of a mysterious box--one that might hold the secrets to the greatest magic tricks ever performed.