| The Magician and the Spirits Contributor(s): Noyes, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803740182 ISBN-13: 9780803740181 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Magic - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016053762 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 192003 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Noyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent."* A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the "other side" was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless s ances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm. The craze caught Harry Houdini's attention. Well-known by then as most renowned magician and escape artist, he began to investigate these spiritual phenomena. Are ghosts real? Can we communicate with them? Catch them in photographs? Or are all mediums "flim-flammers," employing tricks and illusions like Houdini himself? Peopled with odd and fascinating characters, Houdini's gripping quest will excite readers' universal wonderment with life, death, and the possibility of the Beyond. *School Library Journal, starred review of Ten Days a Madwoman |