Houdini the Handcuff King by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi
March 12, 2009 at 6:16 am Leave a comment
Lutes, Jason, and Nick Bertozzi. Houdini: The Handcuff King. New York: Hyperion, 2007.
See the greatest magician of all time dive deep into a Boston river with his hands and feet shackled by the local police. Will he come out alive?
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Harry Houdini is a legendary man who had the determination to learn to escape from any bind you could put him in. This book is blue, by which I mean the panels are blue with black and white. Who knows what Houdini is thinking during the minute-and-a-half in which he must escape his chains or drown? What motivates a man to become the handcuff king?
The book is short, and shows just one of Houdini’s many feats. The introduction and the afterward provide historical context that is just plain fascinating. Here’s what I take away: for millions trapped by poverty, hunger, and politics, Houdini showed that a determined person could and would escape.
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