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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Gutman 2021Gutman, Dan
Summary: 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...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC GUTBuhler, Cynthia von
Summary: "Unappreciated at her father's acclaimed detective agency, the fabulous, rabbit-loving Minky Woodcock straps on her gumshoes in order to uncover a magical mystery involving noted author Arthur Conan Doyle and world-famous escape artist, Harry Houdini."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Comics 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BUHPoskitt, Kjartan
Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUJarrow, Gail
Summary: "After millions of people died during World War I and from the 1918 influenza pandemic, the popularity of spiritualism soared. Desperate to communicate with their dead loved ones, the bereaved fell prey to extortion by fraudulent mediums and fortune-tellers. But magician Harry Houdini wasn't fooled. He recognized the scammers' methods as no more than conjurer tricks. Angered by the way people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 793.8092 JARNicholson, Simon (Simon Bennett)
Summary: Young Harry Houdini's efforts to perfect his magic tricks are put on hold when his mentor, Herbie, disappears, prodding Harry and his two best friends, Arthur and Billie, to embark on a dangerous investigation that pushes their skill and their friendshipto the limits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NICGlass, Adam
Summary: "Led by a young Theodore Roosevelt, a motley crew of soon-to-be American legends must work together to solve a mystery that threatens life itself. Harry Houdini -- street magician and master of misdirection. Annie Oakley -- a washed-up entertainer, eager for a chance to prove herself in a real war. Jack Johnson -- an undefeated brawler and the son of ex-slaves, determined to get his shot at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AfterShock Comics 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROUOsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: K-3.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: A biography of the famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who HoudiniWeaver, Janice.
Summary: Explores the life of Harry Houdini including his childhood, marriage, and death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUOsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: "Join Jack and Annie as they as they meet one of the world's most famous illusionists - Harry Houdini!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MTH 50Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSBCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSBLutes, Jason.
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LUTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction LutesBowen, Rhys.
Summary: After an illusionist on stage saws into his assistant, Harry Houdini's wife hires Molly Murphy to be part investigator/part bodyguard and uncover whether NYC's masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOWKalush, William.
Summary: After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood. At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini developed a relationship with a man who would later run MI-5. For the next several years,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2006
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Summary: Simple text describes how Harry Houdini, born Ehrich Weiss, worked hard to become a great magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2002
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE LAKJaher, David
Summary: In 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGERY JAHMacLeod, Elizabeth.
Summary: A biography of the world's most famous magician, Harry Houdini, from his poor childhood to extraordinary escape artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio HoudiniManiscalco, Kerri
Summary: In 1889, the ship Etruria departs Liverpool, England, for New York carrying Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her crime-solving partner, Thomas, a famous escape artist, and a cold-blooded killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MANRiley, Clifford.
Summary: "In 1814, redcoats burned the White House to the ground. In 1889, Harry Houdini discovered a trick that would save his life. In 1955, the U.S. launched the world's first nuclear submarine. And one family pulled the strings behind the scenes at each of these events: the Cahills--the most powerful family the world has ever known. Now the Cahills have opened their vault and dangerous secrets are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RILSummary: Wrapped in chains and encased in a crate, magician Harry Houdini was dropped into New York's icy East River. Horrified onlookers watched him emerge, unharmed, less than 60 seconds later. Easily the world's most famous escape artist, Houdini mesmerized audiences with astonishing acts of magic like the Water Torture Cell. A circus performer turned gifted artist, Houdini confronted humanity's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic HoCambron, Kristy
Summary: "Harry Houdni's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them . . . or silence her before she can reveal them on her own"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMFleischman, Sid
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HOUDINI FLEKrull, Kathleen.
Summary: A picture book biography highlighting the life and accomplishments of magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOULalicki, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2000