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The Great Houdini

How did he escape from sealed bank vaults...from an escape-proof jail?

No one in the world has ever equaled Houdini's remarkable feats. This amazing man dared to accept any challenge—from being sealed in a boiler to being dropped into the sea in a locked, chain-wrapped trunk—and never failed to escape!

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Read the true life story of the Great Houdini—learn his secrets!

Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 275 pages

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