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Houdini, Harry

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1924

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 HOU

Gutman, 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

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC GUT

Buhler, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Comics 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BUH

Poskitt, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Sutherland, Tui

Summary: A biography of the famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who Houdini

Weaver, Janice.

Summary: Explores the life of Harry Houdini including his childhood, marriage, and death.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Glass, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: AfterShock Comics 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROU

Osborne, Mary Pope.

Summary: "Join Jack and Annie as they as they meet one of the world's most famous illusionists - Harry Houdini!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MTH 50

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSB

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSB

Kalush, 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,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2006

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 793.8 KAL

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUDINI, HARRY KAL

Lutes, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LUT

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Lutes

Summary: 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

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic Ho

Krull, Kathleen.

Summary: A picture book biography highlighting the life and accomplishments of magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

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