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Born of Illusion

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by Teri Brown
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For fans of Libba Bray and Anna Godbersen, this thrilling historical suspense novel is the story of a budding magician who has spent her life playing sidekick to her faux-medium mother—and trying to hide the fact that she possesses magnificent powers.

As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini—or so her mother claims—gifted illusionist Anna Van Housen easily navigates the underground world of magicians and mediums in 1920s New York, though the real trick is keeping her true gifts secret from her opportunistic mother. But as Anna's powers intensify, she experiences frightening visions that lead her to explore the powers she's tried so long to hide.

Lovers of historical fiction and stories filled with romance and intrigue will fall for Born of Illusion and its whip-smart, savvy protagonist.

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  • Series

    Born of Illusion

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  • Release date

    June 11, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780062187567

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780062187567
      • File size: 677 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Lexile® Measure: 720
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      May 1, 2013
      Anna is the teenage daughter of Madame Van Housen, "Medium and Mentalist Extraordinaire," and she has been told all her life that she is also the daughter of Harry Houdini, though she's never been sure if it's true. A gifted magician in her own right, Anna can sometimes glimpse the future and also has the ability to sense the emotions of others, a power that becomes stronger soon after she meets a young Englishman named Cole. Although Anna loves her magic act, she is uncomfortable with the seances she and her mother do, especially after a young man killed in World War I speaks through her to his grieving mother. Brown gets the little historical details of 1920s New York life right, from the clothes to the restaurants to the public's interest in the occult. The pacing lags in the middle and the book is too long, but the first-person present-tense narration gives it immediacy. Anna's strong personality and her complex relationship with her mother (who mixes love with professional jealousy), as well as a slightly supernatural romance, provide lots of teen appeal. susan dove lempke

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Lexile® Measure:720
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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