Paul Fleischman, Author . Cricket/Marcato $16.95 (167p) ISBN 978-0-8126-4900-0
Readers will strongly detect Fleischman's (Joyful Noise; Bull Run) ear for language and appreciation for family history in this story of a teen's life, which emerges as a lyrical symphony of voices. High-school senior Rob, inspired by his...
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Paul Fleischman, Author Audio Bookshelf $17.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-883332-70-9
As these titles suggest, Fleischman's poetry collections are designed to be read aloud by more than one person. Hughes and Snively, with some assistance from several other performers, rise to the occasion, giving Fleischman's words the cheerful...
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Paul Fleischman, Author Audio Bookshelf $17.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-883332-47-1
As these titles suggest, Fleischman's poetry collections are designed to be read aloud by more than one person. Hughes and Snively, with some assistance from several other performers, rise to the occasion, giving Fleischman's words the cheerful...
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Paul Fleischman, Author Laurel Leaf Library $6.5 (144p) ISBN 978-0-440-22835-6
After a drunk teenage boy kills a girl while driving, his life is transformed by fulfilling a request of the girl's mother. PW's boxed review called Fleischman's novel ""stellar."" Ages 12-up. (Nov.)
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Paul Fleischman, Author HarperCollins $14.95 (80p) ISBN 978-0-06-023762-2
Borning rooms, common in many early American homes, were located off the kitchen and reserved for births, illnesses and deaths. Here the room serves as a kind of touchstone, a central symbol for the story of Georgina Lott. Fleischman's first-person...
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Paul Fleischman, Author Henry Holt & Company $15.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6314-1
Written as a script and set in a convalescent home in present-day North Dakota, this provocative story traces the relationship between 16-year-old Courtney (now a paraplegic), and Elva, her 88-year-old roommate. A former English teacher, Elva...
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Paul Fleischman, Author HarperCollins Publishers $13 (52p) ISBN 978-0-06-021874-4
From the era of America's westward expansion two migratory accounts entwine--men on horseback and birds on wing. In the spring of 1834, John Townsend and Thomas Nuttall leave Philadelphia determined to be the first naturalists to cross the entire U.S
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Paul Fleischman, Author . Candlewick $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2774-4
In his first play for young adults, Fleischman (Breakout
) brings the idea of channel surfing to stage. His opening scene has a house manager inviting audience members to use imaginary remote controls when they feel the urge to switch plays. What...
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Paul Fleischman, Author . Simon Pulse $6.99 (137p) ISBN 978-0-689-87189-4
"The author explores the way art allows people to re-examine their lives, in this chronicle of a young woman who experiences an emotional breakthrough while stranded among strangers on the San Diego Freeway, and its contribution to her work...
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Paul Fleischman, Author . Candlewick $5.99 (124p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2189-6
A trio of vain overprivileged high school girls experience horrifying symptoms of accelerated aging when they try their usual nasty tricks on a beautiful exchange student. PW
described this spoof of young adult horror novels as "lavishly dosed
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Paul Fleischman, Author . Cricket/Marcato $16.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-8126-2696-4
Fleischman (Whirligig; Seek) explores the way art allows people to re-examine their lives, in this chronicle of a young woman who experiences an emotional breakthrough while stranded among strangers on the San Diego Freeway—and its...
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Paul Fleischman, Author . Simon Pulse $6.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-689-85402-6
A high-school senior writes his autobiography (assigned for English class) in the form of a radio play and becomes conscious of the silence created by his absent father. "Readers will strongly detect the author's ear for language and...
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Paul Fleischman, Author , read by a full cast. Audio Bookshelf $18.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-883332-95-2
Fleischman's talent for writing stories from various points of view makes his works particularly appealing in audiobook form. Here, 13 different characters come alive via the distinct performances of a widely varied cast. When Kim, a young...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Jeff Wack, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $15.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-56402-627-9
The versatile Newbery Medalist sets off on a different-and wacky-tack with this spoof of young adult horror novels. Lavishly dosed with comic hyperbole, his plot is good for some chuckles-and many groans. Here goes: physically flawless Danielle,...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Gwen Frankfeldt, Illustrator, Glenn Morrow, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $17.99 (80p) ISBN 978-1-56402-469-5
Newbery Medalist Fleischman (Bull Run; Joyful Noise!) turns the Trojan War into an occasion for social studies, with the result that his audience may have to sacrifice some of the pleasures of reading in exchange for a fresh approach to history or...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Claire Ewart, Illustrator HarperCollins $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443351-8
``Fleischman's understated text sets up the illustrations as punch lines in this tongue-in-cheek time-travel adventure,'' said PW . Ages 5-9. (Feb.)
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Claire Ewart, Illustrator, Claire Ewart, Photographer HarperCollins Publishers $15 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-021709-9
When Miss Pym's class boards the Rocky Mountain Unlimited on a trip to learn ``all about dinosaurs,'' a seemingly ordinary outing takes a wildly unexpected turn. Fleischman's understated text sets up the illustrations as punch lines in this tongue-in
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by David Roberts. Candlewick, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4543-4
One of the Dunderheads’ own has been framed for robbery in this smart sequel to 2009’s The Dunderheads, which has all of the dark, dry comedy of its predecessor. In this Hollywood-inflected outing, the gang of uniquely talented children gets cast as
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Paul Fleischman, Author, David Frampton, Illustrator HarperTrophy $5.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-06-440588-1
In the words of PW's starred review, Newbery Medalist Fleischman's fictional treatment of this Civil War battle ``relies on individual voices to give a human face to history. The result is at once intimate and sweeping, a heartbreaking and...
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-62779-101-4
Fleischman and Paschkis return to the approach they used in 2007’s Cinderella-themed Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, expertly weaving together elements from global creation myths to highlight their surprisingly similar story lines. A boxed passage from...
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt/Godwin, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-250-15177-3
This collaboration offers a kaleidoscopic presentation of the traditional boy and giant story by collaging text fragments from different cultures’ tellings. Each story fragment is boxed and framed by color-saturated illustrated backgrounds evoking...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Julie Paschkis, Illustrator , illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-7953-1
Beneath its handsome William Morris–like cover art, this inspired retelling blends many versions of Cinderella into a single, extraordinary tale. As Newbery Medalist Fleischman's (Joyful Noise
) strong storytelling voice incorporates...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Eric Beddows, Illustrator HarperCollins $17.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-021852-2
Fleischman and Beddows (I Am Phoenix) are paired again for another remarkable collection of poems written to be read, by two people, out loud. Mayflies, moths, crickets and other insects join voices in clever musical duets. Fireflies are ""insect...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Eric Beddows, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (33p) ISBN 978-0-06-021858-4
With its continually surprising plot, Fleischman's intriguing story cleverly teaches that ``appearances are as thin and deceptive--as shadows.'' A boy and girl at a turn-of-the-century fair spend their last pennies to see a production of Monsieur...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Eric Beddows, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $5.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-06-446093-4
In resonant voices and striking use of language, this 1989 Newbery Medal-winner explores the various sounds and concerns of the insect world. All ages. (Aug.)
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick $5.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1052-4
A young nonconformist invents a self-sufficient civilization in his suburban backyard. "Words and images fluidly play off one another as Wesley creates a language for his new produce and the crop erupts into a lush tropical landscape,"...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator , illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1107-1
In a new direction for the team behind Weslandia,
Hawkes provides studied, atmospheric paintings to go with Fleisch-man's wistful, nearly wordless story. In the sunlight and blue shadows of the waking day, a girl arrives at a city bus stop as a
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Kevin Hawkes, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0006-8
This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity. Wesley's imagination sets him apart; not only does he sport purple sneakers and glasses, he thinks football is stupid and refuses to shave half his head like all
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Judy Pedersen, Illustrator Harper Teen $14.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-06-027471-9
Arraying different voices like threads on a loom, Fleischman (Bull Run) weaves a seamless tale of the advent of a garden in urban Cleveland and how it unites a community. Here Fleischman slips with equal ease into the voices of a nine-year-old...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Beppe Giacobbe, Author, Beppe Giacobbe, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-0636-7
Fleischman expands from verse duets, as featured in his Newbery Award-winning Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, to quartets with this well-crafted volume. Part drama, part chorus, the three extended poems read like a musical score: each speaker...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Marcia Sewall, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $4.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-443246-7
Simple yet evocative pencil drawings illustrate Newbery Medalist Fleischman's story of a boy whose growth parallels that of an apple tree his parents planted at his birth. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Paul Fleischman. Candlewick, $17.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7636-7102-0
“History is happening right here and right now,” writes Newbery Medalist Fleischman in this challenging and provocative overview of current environmental and sociological problems, which urges readers to think critically and broadly about the world.
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Paul Fleischman, Author, C. B. Mordan, Illustrator, C. B. Mordan, Joint Author Henry Holt & Company $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-5583-2
In this handsomely designed volume, Fleischman (Whirligig) tells a story within a story, illustrated with elegant, framed ink-on-clayboard pictures and with string. When a lightning storm cuts off the electricity, a girl complains to her grandmother
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4601-1
If you can’t read or write, how do you remember the important moments of your life? An elderly man explains to his great-granddaughter that he created a diary of objects, each saved in a matchbox. One matchbox holds an olive pit from his native...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Bagram Ibatoulline, Illustrator , illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1606-9
Ibatoulline (Crossing; The Nightingale) once again proves his versatility as he here turns to an American folk art style, with splendid results. Fleischman's (Weslandia) inspiring story, originally published in 1983, follows a father and three...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, David Roberts, Illustrator , illus. by David Roberts. Candlewick $16.99 (54p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2498-9
The fiendish Miss Breakbone—a teacher with her own electric chair and a subscription to Guard Dog Lovers Monthly
—is no match for her students, once they put their heads together. They have no choice: Miss Breakbone has insulted them (
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Fleischman, Author HarperCollins $15.99 (113p) ISBN 978-0-06-021912-3
In this rich and alluring historical novel, Fleischman ( Joyful Noise , Graven Images , Paths of the Pale Horse ) examines the attitudes of Puritan society, while focusing on the White Man's treatment of Indians and servants. At the center of the...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Fleischman, Author HarperCollins $12.95 (117p) ISBN 978-0-06-021866-9
After ignoring Olivia for most of her 16 years, her father summons her to his rural New Hampshire home. She leaves her mother's California house to meet him, understanding neither his reclusion (""If it was true that no man is an island, my father...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, David Frampron, Illustrator, David Frampton, Designed by HarperCollins $14.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-06-021446-3
Like a Shaker cabinetmaker, Fleischman creates stories of deceptively simple design (his books are characteristically slim, his prose as taut as a violin string) that resonate with grace and beauty. His distinctive style has seldom been more...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Barry Root, Illustrator , illus. by Barry Root. Candlewick $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2604-4
New art gives readers an opportunity to revisit Newbery Medalist Fleischman's (Joyful Noise
) debut book, originally published in 1979 with illustrations by Marcia Sewall. The setting is a rustic past, for which Root (The Cat Who Liked Potato...
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Ken Nutt, Illustrator, Eric Beddows, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (51p) ISBN 978-0-06-021881-2
During a short career, Fleischman has received rave reviews and awards for his distinctive stories, radically different from each other. Here the author gives way to the poet, his alter ego, composing works that are arranged as duets but can also be
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Paul Fleischman, Author, Janet Wentworth, Illustrator, Janet Wentworth, Photographer HarperCollins Publishers $13.95 (29p) ISBN 978-0-06-021856-0
A girl at her piano recital plays `` `Beethoven's Rondo in C' lovely piece!'' A man in the audience muses, ``Strange how it brings to mind south-flying geese.'' One by one each member of the audience responds to the music, and each double-page...
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Paul Fleischman. Greenwillow, $16.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06-285745-3
In this combination memoir and writing handbook, Newbery Medalist Fleischman (Joyful Noise) writes with humor and frankness about growing up in Santa Monica, Calif., in the 1960s. With supportive parents who encouraged inventiveness and exploration,
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by Melissa Sweet. Candlewick Studio, $19.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-7636-9066-3
With a ringmaster’s rhetorical flourishes, Fleischman invites readers to step right up and be dazzled by 26 “imaginers [and] tinkerers” who explore “the airy land of letters.” Readers encounter Daniel Nussbaum’s PL8SPK (translating literary works...
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Paul Fleischman, illus. by Hannah Salyer. Abrams, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-949480-43-6
Newbery Medalist Fleischman follows a teacher helping students to imagine themselves as veeries migrating from Brazil to Wisconsin, where the classroom is. Every afternoon at 2:30, Ms. Lee closes the curtains and turns off the lights, while the...
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