Young Houdini: The Magician's Fire
No. of pages 240
Published: 2015
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This book is part of a book series called Young Houdini .
There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press .
Simon Nicholson grew up in London. He worked in theatre for a while, and then started to write, mainly for children. He has written plays, books, and over a hundred episodes of television series, and has been nominated for BAFTA and RTS awards. He lives in Winchester with his young family - and lots of books about Houdini.
This book is in the following series:
This book features the following character:
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.
'It's AMAZING! I just couldn't stop reading it, every bit of it is full of adventure and excitement. I loved it!' * Jaya, age 8 *
'Young Houdini is so adventurous. It is full of heroes and sinister villains. It is written so well that I can't put the book down.' * Eva, age 9 *
'There was never a boring bit throughout and it always had you on the edge of your seat.' * Hamish, age 10 *
'This series opener is action-packed and fast-paced...' * School Library Journal *
'A fast-paced mystery... Middle-grade readers... will gallop through this spellbinder' * Kirkus Reviews *
'Nicholson smoothly blends Houdini's prowess as an escape artist with his fictional hero's sleuthing skills as he tracks down a missing elderly magician... A cliffhanger ending will leave readers eager for the next installment.' * Publishers Weekly *
'A rattling good yarn' * TheBookbag *
'A fast moving mixture of excitement and danger' * Armadillo Magazine *
'Nicholson gives us a whizzing, dizzying, dazzling adventure' * Sophie Smiley, The School Librarian *
'This is a racy, pacey read: youngsters will find it hard to put this book down at the cliff edge of any chapter.' * Sophie Smiley, The School Librarian *
