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Sid Fleischman

Albert Sidney Fleischman (born Avron Zalmon Fleischman; March 16, 1920 – March 17, 2010) was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic. His works for children are known for their humor, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for The Whipping Boy and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for Humbug Mountain. For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators inaugurated the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in his honor, and made him the first recipient. The Award annually recognizes a writer of humorous fiction for children or young adults. He told his own tale in The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (1996).

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Born 1920
Died 2010

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    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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Born 1920
Died 2010

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Tall tales, Juvenile literature, Farm life, fiction, Biography, Farm life, Wit and humor, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Children's stories, Family life, fiction, Farms, Mystery and detective stories, Pirates, Detective and mystery stories, Family life, Josh McBroom (Fictitious character), Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, American Authors, Animals, fiction, Authors, juvenile literature, Buried treasure, California, fiction

Places

United States, West (U.S.), California, San Diego (Calif.), Californie, San Diego (California)

People

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), Harry Houdini (1874-1926), Jim Bridger (1804-1881), Mark Twain (1835-1910), Sid Fleischman (1920-)

Time

19th century, 1846-1850, 20th century, Siglo XIX

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September 23, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Brief bio, lifespan, links, photo
September 23, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import