{"product_id":"abracadabra-kid-a-writers-life-by-sid-fleischman-book","title":"Abracadabra Kid - A Writer's Life by Sid Fleischman - Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-details\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: We have some remainder copies available for this title, listed as an option to purchase. They will have \"remainder\" markings somewhere on the book, and that's the only reason they are discounted. Unless specified, they are otherwise pristine copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the back cover: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe man with the spats rolled up his sleeves and proceeded to pluck a polished red billiard ball out of thin air. Presto! It vanished. Abracadabra! It reappeared. It turned white. it blushed red again. VoiIá! Suddenly there were four billiard balls between this amazing man's fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was stunned. All of this was happening right under my nose. And there was more. He flipped the deck into falling waterfalls of cards, spun them into fans, and thrust a sword through a shower of cards to impale the seven of diamonds -- selected a moment before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was dazzled. The moment he finished his act and ushered us gawkers back onto the sidewalk, I knew what I wanted to be. Someone else could be president of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to be a magician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"review-title\" id=\"review-1\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Whipping Boy\u003c\/em\u003e. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography \u003cem\u003eThe Abracadabra Kid\u003c\/em\u003e. His other titles include \u003cem\u003eThe Entertainer and the Dybbuk\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel, and three biographies, \u003cem\u003eSir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eEscape! The Story of The Great Houdini\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-details\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"d_k4\" data-test-id=\"bibliographic-details-table\"\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTHE ABRACADABRA KID: A Writer's Life\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFleischman, Sid\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGreenwillow Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003ePublication year: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1996\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003eBinding: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eISBN 10: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e068814859X\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eISBN 13: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e9780688148591\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFirst Edition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFirst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrinting\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"VersoTypography v_U-oiq8 v_NCm8Ju\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow","offers":[{"title":"Hardbound","offer_id":51044002857008,"sku":"BK-FLAK","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardbound - Remaindered","offer_id":51044002889776,"sku":"BK-FLAK-R","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/6922\/6800\/files\/AbracadabraKidBook.avif?v=1794263796","url":"https:\/\/www.magicinc.net\/products\/abracadabra-kid-a-writers-life-by-sid-fleischman-book","provider":"Magic Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}