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The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr., aka Houdini
by Peter Johnson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-198890-5
Keywords: Iraq, Bullies, Friendship
Inspired by the classroom visit of a writer, a thirteen-year-old learns to be observant and writes a novel about his friends and enemies and their families, including a brother in Iraq.