Fleischman, Sid. Escape! The story of the great Houdini.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)

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FLEISCHMAN, Sid. Escape! The story of the great Houdini. Read by Taylor Mali with the author. 3 cds. 3.5 hrs. Audio Bookshelf. 2006/2007. 0-9761932-5-4. $39.95. Vinyl; content, author notes. JS

Mall narrates this biography of Houdini in an easygoing manner, matching the author's own informal, relaxed, witty writing style. Fleischman, who is in his eighties, contributes to the narration by reading the preface and an afterword. Having been a magician himself since boyhood, an admirer of Houdini, and having been befriended by Bess Houdini as a teen, he is more than ...

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