Unfortunately, he's not very good at it until he meets Avrom. Ventriloquism: Freddie learned it during his time in Europe in World War II, and hopes to make a post-war career of it.Freddie helps Avrom track down the man who killed him, and stands in for him for a Bar Mitzvah. Symbiotic Possession: Avrom provides Freddie an act.Pocket Protector: In a one-off line, Freddie reveals that this is his second dummy, that the first one saved him from a piece of shrapnel and was destroyed as a result.Avrom is a Jewish demon of sorts, a dybbuk, but he can only possess people. Not entirely willingly, Freddie takes Avrom's spirit into him, and helps him find the man who killed him, and to help Avrom out of his short shorts.
You see, Avrom, while possessing someone, can speak from any part of them, which makes for a very convincing ventriloquist act. Avrom, now a dybbuk, a vengeful possessing spirit, seeks justice for himself and his people, and is hoping to enlist Freddie's help. He lived in an old-fashioned, two-story house full of creaks and character, and enjoys hearing the sound of the nearby Pacific Ocean. One day, on a train, he meets a young boy named Avrom Amos Poliakov, a victim of the Holocaust. Sid Fleischman wrote his books at a huge table cluttered with projects: story ideas, library books, research, letters, notes, pens, pencils, and a computer. Now, he's touring Europe as The Great Freddie, a so-so ventriloquist with a lame act and a tendency to move his lips when he speaks. Hes just like any other boy, except for one thing: Hes a ghost-a dybbuk. Birch is a former soldier in the United States army, having served during World War II.
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