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Audacity Jones Steals the Show

by Kirby LAWSON
5 CDs. 5:18 hrs. Scholastic Audio. Feb. 2017. $29.99. ISBN 9780545929134.
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Gr 4–6—Audacity Jones and her friend Bimmy leave Miss Maisie's Home for Wayward Girls for an exciting escapade in New York City. Audacity has been enlisted to help keep Harry Houdini's next big illusion, the disappearing elephant, from being sabotaged. The trio, along with scientist Theo (who helped Houdini create the trick), pretend to be a juggling act so they can be in the middle of all the action and watch for potential suspects. Narrator Lyssa Browne admirably plays a wide array of characters, especially the clever and mysterious Min the cat.
VERDICT The story will inspire listeners to learn more about the real Houdini.
Reviewed by Theresa Horn, St. Joseph County Public Library, South Bend, IN , Dec 01, 2017

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