The Houdini Box -- Brian Selznick

Victor is forever trying to escape from locked trunks, walk through walls, and perform any number of Houdini's astonishing magic tricks...without success. Then -- amazingly -- he actually meets his idol, and begs Houdini to explain himself. A mysterious locked box is the magician's only answer, and Victor is left to wonder: Does the box contain the secrets to the most famous magic tricks ever performed?<br><br><b>Author:</b> Brian Selznick<br><b>Publisher:</b> Atheneum Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 09/01/2001<br><b>Pages:</b> 64<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.34lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.53h x 6.78w x 0.36d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780689844515<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>5906 / Houdini Box<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>PW Notes and Reprints</i> 09/10/2001 pg. 94<br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 07/01/2001 pg. 78 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling <i>The Invention of Hugo Cabret</i>, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including <i>Frindle</i> and <i>Lunch Money</i> by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and <i>The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins</i>