Title: Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
Author: Sid Fleischman
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Date: 2006
Age Range: 5th grade and up
Summary: A biography of Harry Houdini
Strengths:
As this being a subject that really interests me, I really enjoyed this book. The book is overall very interesting. The text is fairly large and spaced out, making it easier to read. I also like that the author has a personal affection with the subject with him being a magician and meeting Bess Houdini. Fleischman has a very enthusiastic voice which hooks the reader from the first sentence.
Concerns:
None - It's a straight forward biography and just happens to have some funny lines.
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