He skillfully weaves together fact and fiction to create a compelling and very satisfying story.Īt the end of the story, Brian Selznick goes on to give his readers a biography of Harry Houdini and a very personal narrative in which he describes why and how he wrote and illustrated this book.
In this remarkable book, Brian Selznick explores the enticing world of magic, the life of the great Harry Houdini, and the power that lies within a dream that will not die. Victor hopes that he will finally find out how Harry Houdini does at least some of his famous tricks. Victor runs over to see his hero and Harry Houdini promises to write to him. Then one day Victor has the great good fortune to see Harry Houdini at the train station. Victor tries to do the same in the bathtub and he doesn’t even come close. Houdini can hold his breath for five thousand seconds. Next Victor tries to hold his breath for a long time. A chance encounter with Harry Houdini leaves a small boy in possession of a mysterious box-one that might hold the secrets to the greatest magic tricks ever. Unfortunately, unlike Houdini, Victor has no idea how to get himself out, and his mother has to rescue him.
And so Victor locks himself inside his grandmother’s trunk. He reads that the great magician can get out of a sealed container in less than twenty seconds. Victor, like so many ten-year-old boys, is fascinated by Harry Houdini’s work.
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