"Hurry Up, Houdini!" released today

A new Houdini-themed children's book, Hurry Up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne with illustrations by Sal Murdocca, is released today by Random House Books for Young Readers.

Hurry Up, Houdini! is part of the popular Magic Tree House series (#50), a mix of magic, history, science, and adventure aimed at readers 7 and up. Past books have included pirates, Abraham Lincoln and the Titanic. This time the young protagonists, Jack and Annie, encounter the Master Mystifier himself.

Today also sees the release of a companion book, Magic Tricks from the Tree House: A fun companion to Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini!, a book of magic tricks and facts about famous magicians and famous tricks. Both books are available now on Amazon (links below).

• Purchase Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini!
• Purchase Magic Tricks from the Tree House: A fun companion to Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini!