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Harry Houdini : Young Magician

by Kathryn Kilby Borland, Helen Ross Speicher · 1991

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A biography of Harry Houdini concentrating on his earlier years and the training that made him a master magician and escape artist.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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