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An Octopus Named Houdini

By Zana Fraillon
Narrated by: Alice Wen
Unabridged — 1 hours, 20 minutes
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By Zana Fraillon
Narrated by: Alice Wen
Unabridged — 1 hours, 20 minutes
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This item will be released on November 24, 2026.

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Three starred reviews!

Odder meets Growing Home in this “tender and insightful” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) illustrated middle grade novel in verse about an octopus named Houdini, her unexpected friendship with the aquarium owner's daughter, and her deep yearning to return to the sea.

All day long we can hear
that Sea howl prowling wild
inside our brains and every part of us is straining
to feel it taste it twirl it whirl it swirl it
inside our body
again.

Houdini the octopus lives i...