Black and Blue Magic

Harry Houdini Marco had a difficult life when he was a normal clumsy twelve year old but growing wings made things even harderExcept for his unusual name Harry Houdini Marco is unremarkable in every way While his namesake was the greatest illusionist of all time Harry can t even catch a ball He is on the verge of a long boring summer and he is dreading every moment of it Then he meets a mysterious traveling salesman named Mr Mazzeeck But Mr Mazzeeck is more than a traveling salesman he s a wizard at least he claims to be Before he leaves town Mr Mazzeeck gives Harry a bottle of magical oil saying that the potion will give him wings And to Harry s amazement the oil works He gets wings Now he just has to figure out how to use them This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder