{"product_id":"the-entertainer-and-the-dybbuk-9780061771408","title":"The Entertainer and the Dybbuk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Why am I talking to you?\" he asked aloud. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don't believe in ghosts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You want to know the truth,\" replied the dybbuk, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Neither do I. But here I am.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvrom Amos likes to crack jokes. He loves the spotlight. And if he wants something, he knows how to get it. He's just like any other boy, except for one thing: He's a ghost--a dybbuk. During World War Two he'd been murdered by the Nazis, right after he saved the life of a young ventriloquist named Freddie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreddie doesn't know it yet, but he's about to return the favor. Because the dybbuk wants revenge, and he knows exactly how to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleischman, Sid:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Whipping Boy\u003c\/em\u003e. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography \u003cem\u003eThe Abracadabra Kid\u003c\/em\u003e. His other titles include \u003cem\u003eThe Entertainer and the Dybbuk\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel, and three biographies, \u003cem\u003eSir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eEscape! The Story of The Great Houdini\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459898413330,"sku":"9780061771408","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18b25189-ff01-4454-b5ab-16d3edf83022.jpg?v=1730012939","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-entertainer-and-the-dybbuk-9780061771408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}