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The Magician is the now famous story of two sixteen-year-old antagonists locked in the crucible of their high school from which neither can escape. Ed Japhet gives a skillful performance of magic at the school prom. After the prom, Ed and his girlfriend are beset by Urek, the leader of a school gang that extracts extortion money by "renting" kids their own lockers. Ed is the only student who refuses to pay extortion money. Urek's fury at Japhet's defiance results in an attempted murder, a criminal trial, and death, with a shocker of an ending. Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and widely taught in American schools, this book has sold over a million copies and has been published all over the world, including Britain, France, Germany, and as far away as Russia and Japan.
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"Beautiful and gripping. I cannot recall a novel of this type with greater pleasure."
New York Times Book Review
"If you bury yourself in a Sol Stein book while walking, you'll walk into a wall."
New York Times
"Irresistible! It would not be fair to reveal the shocking ironic outcome, but I promise you that the story will grip you from start to finish."
New York Times