Le Nouvel Houdini

by Carol Gaab

Brandon Brown is dying to drive his father's 1956 T-bird while his parents are on vacation. Will he fool his parents and drive the car without them knowing, and win the girl of his dreams in the process?

Genres: School, Spanish Literature, Read For School, Fiction

63 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Mackenzie Demuth · Rating 5 out of 5]

SPOILERS!!!!
This book is very interesting and funny. Brandon Brown is left with rules which he doesn't listen too. He has many problems he runs into with his dads car which he almost gets away with. You'll have to read to find out what happens to Brandon Brown

[Juana · Rating 3 out of 5]

SPOILERS: El Nuevo Houdini is a very good book, I really liked how Brandon escaped all of the problems he caused throughout the novel. it was a very funny book with lots of turns!

[Madalyn Heil · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book was very interesting. Many problems that he try to over come.

[Katharine Hamburger]

This book was very good because it was very funny and it had many interesting scenes! Brandon is not supposed to drive his dads car but he still does and he encounters many obstacles. But does he escape all the problems?

[Kenzie Worthing · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was very interesting because it was filled with adventure and intensity. I loved seeing Brandon grow up and find different solutions to his problems. He was a little dumb for even stealing his dads car, and basically destroyed his car, he figured out how to solve all of his problems with amazing friends.

[Conchita · Rating 5 out of 5]

SOME SPOILERS. I really liked El Nuevo Houdini. Brandon Brown is the perfect mix of responsible and mischievous. He does a lot of irresponsible and mischievous things, but then he always makes sure he takes care of the problem, even if it means spending a fortune on repairs. I highly recommend to a friend that is trying to learn Spanish.

[Carlos Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spoilers!!!!!!! I enjoyed the fact that Brandon kept messing up the car over and over again, and somehow repaired it.

[Galpedroza · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a funny book to read and it was an interesting read.

[Caden Elley · Rating 5 out of 5]

SPOLIERS!!!


El Nuevo Houdini es comico y muy bien. I liked how he almost got away from his problems.

[Mario · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOILERS ALERT!! I love how Brandon Brown almost escaped all his problems, but got caught by his dad.

[Morgan Moomey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good i made a quizlet on it 🤩

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was by far the easiest but most boring book I've read for French. There were some parts where the dialogue would repeat the same thing back and forth for 2-3 lines at a time, like when they're talking about how his sister wouldn't be coming to stay with him and literally just keep repeating it to each other. The plot wasn't very interesting, and the characters weren't very smart either, but it was okay overall.

[Adelida · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it because it was easy to get into and a fun read. I didn’t like how it didn’t get into much detail.

[Lauren Redinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was fun and easy to read! Read in Spanish 2

[Braden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!!!! It had many different conflicts and I learned some new vocab too. Really recommend.

[Eileen Burkhart]

This book was very interesting. Seeing Brandon’s life as a teenager and the problems he faces when his parents go on vacation is very entertaining. I liked this book a lot.

[Anna Beata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoilers!

It was a great book. It was about a guy who just wanted to dive his dad's car, but when he broke that one rule, it went downhill quickly.

[Anthony Sabatka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read in Spanish II, liked because of lots of conflict and happenings.

[Caleb Klein · Rating 5 out of 5]

El Nuevo Houdini is a fantastic book about Brandon Brown. Would really want to know what happened to his perro who doesn’t make an appearance in this book.

[Varun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book, remember disconectar los cables de la buick

[Nabeel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved how Brandon was an amazingly rebelling rebel. He stood out as an amazing person.

[Peter Skeels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book!

[Sean Valencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Spanish book is probably the best one I've read so far for my class. It had a good plot and I was able to understand about 95% of it. In terms of the story, there were SO MANY red flags with the girl. The way she only noticed him when he had a nice car and not taking situations seriously... Leave her. I was able to finish this book a lot faster than I thought I would. But then again, it was a good book. The only reason why I didn't give this a 5 star is due to the fact that I may have missed details that make the story more in-depth or something like that (since it is in Spanish).

[Nanette Fandino-Diaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brandon is not a teenager with a driver's license. His grandmother is spending time with him while his parents are traveling. Though Brandon has his own car he is drawn to his father's 1956 T-Bird which he does not have permission to drive. Listening to his best friend Jake Brandon and mooning over Jamie, Brandon begins to carry-out a series of bad decisions.

Will his parents find out everything Brandon has been up to while they were away?

This book will definitely keep students interested in what will happen next as Brandon makes one poor decision after another.

[Senessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for Spanish class... Fair warning Brandon is an idiot.

[Aaron · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was overall ok. There where a few ups and downs but nothing great. Would just leave it alone personally

[Cece · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved El Nuevo Houdini. The storyline is very good and very funny. The plot is good and the characters are great.

[Isaiah Swanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

💗 💗💗💗 fantástico literature the characters and plot kept me on the end of my seat the whole book!

[Sophieschapter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to read this for school

[sam :) · Rating 2 out of 5]

lowkey bad and reminded me of middle school