The Curse of Pietro Houdini

by Derek B. Miller

Book Overview

A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult--that "has the ring of truth and the echo of myth... deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it" (The Wall Street Journal).

August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving a bombing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668020882
• ISBN13: 9781668020883
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"