Houdini and Me

By: Dan Gutman

Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin

Harry has always admired the famous escape artist Houdini. And when Houdini asks for help in coming back to life, it seems like an amazing chance...or could it be Houdini's greatest trick of all?

Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is not Harry Houdini - the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry does live in Houdini's old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini's life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they're Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course.

It's hard for Harry to believe that Houdini is really contacting him, but this Houdini texts the secrets to all of the escape tricks the dead Houdini used to do. What's more, Houdini's offering Harry a chance to go back in time and experience it for himself. Should Harry ignore what must be a hoax? Or should he give it a try and take Houdini up on this death-defying offer?

Dan Gutman is the award-winning author of series including My Weird School, The Genius Files, and the baseball-card series, including Honus & Me. He uses his writing powers for good once again in this exciting new middle-grade novel.

©2021 Dan Gutman (P)2021 Recorded Books Inc.

Listened with my son

We loved this. Every time I had to stop it when we got to school, he’d say “just when it was getting good!”

Best book ever

This book is pure genius highly recommend. Learned so much about houdini in such a fun way

Read with 5th Graders! 5 Stars!

My students LOVED this. Sucks you in right from the beginning. The historical element to them was fascinating. We watched videos of Houdini and magic tricks. They love it and so did I.

A bit Creepy

This book has a great plot, and a great storyline. However, this book is a little scary so I recommend it to children 10 and up.

Very entertaining!

My kids (7 and 10) and I listened to this in two days. They were just enthralled!