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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: Le treizième étage: une histoire de fantôme

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sir Charlie Chaplin: the funniest man in the world

    First published in 2010 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: By the Great Horn Spoon! (aka Bullwhip Griffin)

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Disappearing act

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2009 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story

    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

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  • Cover of: The Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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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