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Greene, Jacqueline Dembar

The Crystal Ball: A Rebecca Mystery

(4) 4-6 American Girl Mysteries series. Rebecca's trip to see Houdini perform in Times Square leads to a series of misadventures involving stolen goods, fortune-tellers, scams, and real danger. Her close-knit Jewish family is warmly portrayed, as is the early 1900s Lower East Side setting. Secondary characters are less well developed, and the plot is overly busy. A historical note is appended. Glos.

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