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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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  • Cover of: McBroom the rainmaker

    Cover of edition mcbroomrainmaker00sidf Cover of edition mcbroomrainmaker0000flei First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life

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  • Cover of: McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales

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    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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    First published in 2001 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Jim Bridger's alarm clock and other tall tales

    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. Mysterious's secrets of magic

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    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The man on the moon-eyed horse

    First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2000 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: McBroom Tells a Lie (Adventures of McBroom)

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Born 1920
Died 2010

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories, Ghost stories, Pirates, Mystery and detective stories, Tall tales, Ghosts, Juvenile literature, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Robbers and outlaws, Gold discoveries, Biography, Children's stories, Farm life, fiction, Orphans, Orphans, fiction, Pirates, fiction, Wit and humor, Adventure and adventurers, Brothers and sisters, Buried treasure, Farm life, Gold mines and mining

Places

California, West (U.S.), United States, Europe, San Diego (Calif.), Boston, Californie, Callao, China, Mexico, Mojave Desert (Calif.), San Diego (California), Thailand, Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)

People

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), Joaquín Murieta (d. 1853), Harry Houdini (1874-1926), Jack and Praiseworthy, Jim Bridger (1804-1881), Mark Twain (1835-1910), Sid Fleischman (1920-)

Time

19th century, 1846-1850, 1849, 1985, 20th century, Siglo XIX, To 1782

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  • Albert Sidney Fleischmann
  • Sidney Fleischman

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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