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Houdini
The Handcuff King
Contributors
By Jason Lutes
Illustrated by Nick Bertozzi
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"I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human being living."
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"Lutes and Bertozzi successfully offer a tiny snapshot as a way into a very large life."Publishers Weekly
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* "Avoiding overt, showy tricks themselves, Lutes and Bertozzi use clean, simple storytelling and crisp, clear black-and-white art to create not only a portrait of the man but also that sense of suspense and anticipation Houdini generated in his performances."Booklist (starred review)
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* "Bertozzi's illustrations are simply spectacular."Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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2008 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens2008 Booklist Top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth
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PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEANKirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers." -
PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN
2011 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens -
PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLERBooklist (starred review)
* "[B]rilliantly conceived and executed. . . . [R]arely is [this story] presented in such a breathtaking, original, and empathetic fashion." -
PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER
2013 Eisner Award -
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROWChicago Tribune
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PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROWThe New York Times Book Review
"Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions." -
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROWPublishers Weekly (starred review)
* "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy." -
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROWBooklist (starred review)
* "This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or in the history of race relations." -
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROWKirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "[T]his graphic novel . . . imparts as clear a picture of the aggressive style of black baseball as it does of the realities of life in the rural Deep South in Paige's barnstorming heyday." -
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
2008 Eisner Award2008 Glyph Comics AwardNAACP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work--Youth/Teens2008 Junior Library Guild Selection -
PRAISE FOR THOREAU AT WALDENKirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "Porcellino creates a poetic alternation of words and silences that effectively draws the reader into Thoreau's point of view." -
PRAISE FOR THOREAU AT WALDEN
2009 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
- On Sale
- Sep 4, 2019
- Page Count
- 96 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Ink
- ISBN-13
- 9781368046022