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Publisher / Publication Date: 1924
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 HOUGutman, 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 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.
Format: text
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUSutherland, 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
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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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUGlass, 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
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROUOsborne, 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 50Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSBKalush, 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
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 793.8 KALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUDINI, HARRY KALLutes, 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
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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 LutesSummary: 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 HoKrull, 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