Sid Fleischman, Author . HarperCollins/ Greenwillow $15.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06-051963-6
From the opening lines of this sprightly adventure ("Hear that screaming? That's my sister, Holly. It's not exactly screaming. It's singing") readers know they are in good hands. Fleischman again unleashes his literary sleight-of-
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Sid Fleischman, Author . Harper Trophy $4.99 (103p) ISBN 978-0-06-440972-8
A 12-year-old orphaned boy is sent to relatives with whom his family has been feuding for generations. According to PW's starred review, "Fleischman delivers a thumping good page-turner spiced with humor, snappy descriptions, and a lickety-s
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Sid Fleischman, Author . HarperTrophy $5.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-06-051964-3
A 12-year-old and his aspiring opera singer sister flee from a stalker. They don't know what he wants, but perhaps it has something to do with their missing mother. "Fleischman again unleashes his literary slight-of-hand, dispensing laughs...
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Sid Fleischman, Author Greenwillow Books $14.99 (112p) ISBN 978-0-06-029397-0
Take one orphaned boy, send him to relatives with whom his family has been feuding for generations, add a long-lost gold mine and a pair of no-good, low-down dirty rascals and voil the stage is set for a classic Fleischman (Bandit's Moon) tale. In...
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Sid Fleischman, Author . HarperCollins/Greenwillow $18.99 (210p) ISBN 978-0-06-085094-4
Fleischman's (The Whipping Boy
) colorful, anecdotal biography of Harry Houdini (1874–1926) offers an accessible portrait of this master of magic and escape. The author sets an affectionate and humorous tone, beginning with his subject'
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Sid Fleischman, Author HarperTrophy $4.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-688-15855-2
""In this funny, poignant, insightful and thoroughly entertaining autobiography, [Fleischman] proves himself an effortless raconteur, possessed of a rapid-fire wit,"" said PW, in a starred review of the Newbery Medalist's memoirs. Ages 10-up. (Apr.)
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Sid Fleischman, Author Greenwillow Books $16.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-688-14859-1
Newbery Medalist Fleischman (The Whipping Boy) seems to have been keeping his best trick up his sleeve all these years: himself. In this funny, poignant, insightful and thoroughly entertaining autobiography, he proves himself an effortless raconteur,
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Sid Fleischman, Author . Greenwillow $16.99 (180p) ISBN 978-0-06-134445-9
Traveling into territory more commonly associated with Isaac Bashevis Singer, Newbery Medalist Fleischman (The Whipping Boy
) draws attention to the especially cruel treatment of Jewish children during the Holocaust. The “Great Freddie”...
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Sid Fleischman, Author . Greenwillow $18.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-134431-2
This biography of the writer who “changed literature forever” sets a standard few can meet: it is top-notch entertainment. Newbery Medalist Fleischman (The Whipping Boy
) nearly channels Mark Twain's voice, making great use of his...
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Sid Fleischman, Greenwillow, $19.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-189640-8
Fleischman, who died in March at age 90, left readers with this delightful and informative homage to one of his idols, the silent screen star who went into exile in 1952. "Chaplin had left town... to take up residence in Switzerland. But his...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Willard E. Lape, Narrated by, Willard E. Lape, Read by Full Cast Audio $34 (0p) ISBN 978-1-932076-71-4
Listeners can find historic detail from America's early days in By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman, a novel set during the California Gold Rush of 1849. A full cast relays the exploits of 12-year-old orphan Jack Flagg and his butler,...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Marylin Hafner, Author, Marylin Hafner, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $15.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-16948-0
A half dozen newly minted tall tales chronicle the merry havoc wreaked by a ""no-account little tornado"" that touches down on Barefoot Mountain. In the opening story (""The Windblown Child""), a group of friendly woodland animals rally round an odd,
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Sid Fleischman, Author, John Hendrix, Illustrator , illus. by John Hendrix. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.99 (194p) ISBN 978-0-06-074238-6
Twelve-year-old Shipwreck narrates Fleischman's third novel (after By the Great Horn Spoon!
and Bandit's Moon
) based on mid-19th-century California history. The boy earned his nickname after being fished from the sea by Captain Gallows, a...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator , illus. by Peter Sís. Greenwillow $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-06-175563-7
The duo behind the 1987 Newbery winner, The Whipping Boy
, reunites for this whimsical tale that mixes fantasy and reality to heal a broken friendship. Susana fights with her best friend just before Consuelo Louisa moves to Guadalajara. Lonely and...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-688-06216-3
With his flair for persuading readers to believe in the ridiculous, Fleischman scores a hit with his new creation. Sis's skillful pictures emphasize events in the adventures of the orphan Jemmy, kept in his king's palace to be thrashed for the...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-688-14216-2
Hold on to your hats-there's never a dull moment when Fleischman (The Whipping Boy) is at the helm. A rollicking ride, this tale by the Newbery Medalist casts off into comic adventure with the young orphan Buddy, his lawyer sister, and a magical...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-688-09441-6
What Leon Garfield does for Victorian England, Newbery Medalist Fleischman ( The Whipping Boy ) does for the Red Raven Inn in Cricklewood, N.H.--population 217, ``216 Fine Folks & 1 Infernal Grouch.'' The grouch is wicked Judge Wigglesforth who,...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-13105-0
Otherworldly oil paintings cap the Newbery-winning author's soulful tale of a lonesome farmer. Ages 4-up. (Apr.)
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Yearling Books $4.5 (144p) ISBN 978-0-440-41583-1
Born with the ability to see ghosts, Oliver Finch is kidnapped by pirates who want to thwart the ghosts guarding buried treasure. Ages 9-12. (Sept.)
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Peter Sis, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-07317-6
The collaborators on the Newbery Medal-winning book The Whipping Boy have created a picture book that explores the rare nature of friendship. One day Lonesome John, an old farmer, jams straw into some old clothes and puts up a scarecrow. Every time...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Eric Von Schmidt, Author, Eric Von Schmidt, Illustrator Little, Brown Books for Young Readers $6.99 (193p) ISBN 978-0-316-28612-1
Two tales of trickery and exaggeration by the Newbery Medalist feature adventures in the Old West and during the California Gold Rush. Ages 8-12. (April)
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Marcia Sewall, Author, Marcia Sewall, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-688-10886-1
In this comic, suspense-laden Western adventure, Jake searches for his supposedly dead father, an itinerant actor, with the help of Jim Ugly, his father's wolf-like dog. The hunt takes them from Blowfly, Nev., to San Francisco, with Jim Ugly...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Joseph A. Smith, Illustrator, Jos A. Smith, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-688-15830-9
Seasoned author Fleischman (The 13th Floor) returns with a spirited novel set against the California Gold Rush. Plucking a character out of history--Joaquin Murieta, an infamous 1850s Mexican outlaw--he expertly crafts a fictionalized tale that...
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Jos A. Smith, Illustrator . HarperTrophy $5.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06-052121-9
In what PW
called a "comic, suspense-laden western adventure," a boy searches for his supposedly dead father with the help of Jim Ugly, his father's wolf-like dog. Ages 8-12. (June)
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Taylor Mali, Read by, Sid Fleischman, Read by , read by Taylor Mali. Audio Bookshelf $39.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-9761932-5-8
In this breezy biography, Newbery Medalist Fleischman, himself a former magician, pays homage to Harry Houdini—the man and the myth. Audio actor Mali, an expert at suspense and tension, is the right man for the narration. Through blood, sweat
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Sid Fleischman, Author, Robert McGuire, Illustrator , illus. by Robert McGuire. HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.99 (95p) ISBN 978-0-06-113136-3
Fleischman (The Whipping Boy
) offers a cleverly themed if sleepy story starring Run-Run, a boy in old Siam. His beloved old elephant, Walking Mountain, diligently works in the fields removing stumps to earn the lad enough money to feed him. One day,
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