SuitabookThe Houdini Box
Brian Selznick
- Reading
- If your reader enjoys guessing, pause at the box and invite predictions before continuing. Afterwards, distinguish the fictional mystery from any facts presented in Houdini’s biographical note.
- Themes
- Admiration and persistence: Victor admires Houdini and repeatedly tries to perform his tricks without success. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Mystery and magic: The book addresses mystery and magic; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The premise sets up a question about hidden knowledge, but does not establish what the box contains or how the mystery is resolved.
- Worth knowing
- Victor repeatedly tries Houdini-style feats without success, and the locked box creates mystery. The details and intensity of these scenes are not established.