The Magic Convention

by Sandra Hochman

Ever since Amanda could remember, she wanted to be a magician like her uncle Bill. When he came to New York to attend the magic convention, she went with him to the Commodore Hotel and watched while professional magicians from all over the world performed their newest and most exciting tricks. The most thrilling moment of all came when Perry the Magnificent asked Amanda to help him perform a trick on stage, and she took her first step toward her future career.

40 pages, Hardcover

Published November 21, 2017

About the author

American poet, novelist, journalist and filmmaker. Hockman's first husband was concert violinist Ivry Gitlis, and in 1965 she married Harvey Leve, an international lawyer with whom she has one daughter and who she later divorced. Hochman took her undergraduate degree from Bennington College in 1957 and then studied at the Sorbonne. She has been poet-in-residence at Fordham University and City College of New York. She received the Yale Series of Younger Poets award for Manhattan Pastures (1963).

Reviews

[Barbara White · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Magic Convention is an inspiring story. I shared the story with my niece. It gave her courage to think about what she might like to do with her life someday (she's six years old). I highly recommend The Magic Convention and look forward to more stories from Ms. Hochman. Thanks to Goodreads First Reads for a copy of this great story.

[Samantha Daigle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a cute book. I like the fact, that she wanted to be like her uncle.