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Burleigh, Robert

The Secret of the Great Houdini

40 pp. | Atheneum | July, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-83267-2 $$16.95
(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Leonid Gore. Sam is in great suspense as he and Uncle Ezra watch master of deception Harry Houdini attempt an underwater escape from a locked trunk. Houdini's own first-person reverie, self-confident and poetic, is interspersed throughout this story about believing in oneself. Although the text and brooding pastel and ink illustrations capture Houdini's mythic power, the book is bogged down by its heavy message.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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