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Sid Fleischman


(Albert Sidney Fleischman)
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Father of Paul Fleischman

Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in San Diego, California, Sid Fleischman began his professional life in vaudeville and as a newspaperman--adventures described in his autobiography, The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life. Mr. Fleischman is regarded as a master of the comic novel. He was awarded the Newbery Medal for The Whipping Boy, and his stories have been translated into the languages of nineteen countries. He has written the biography Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini, and his novels include The Giant Rat of Sumatra, or Pirates Galore; Disappearing Act; Bo & Mzzz Mad; Bandit's Moon; The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story; and Jim Ugly.
 

Awards: Newbery (1987)

Genres: Children's Fiction
 
Novels
   The Straw Donkey Case (1948)
   Murder's No Accident (1949)
   Look Behind You Lady (1953)
   Counterspy Express (1954)
   Danger in Paradise (1954)
   Blood Alley (1955)
   Chinese Crimson (1962)
   By the Great Hornspoon! (1963)
     aka Bullwhip Griffin
   Chancy and the Grand Rascal (1966)
   The Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1966)
   Jingo Django (1971)
   Humbug Mountain (1978)
   The Whipping Boy (1986)
   Jim Ugly (1992)
   The 13th Floor (1995)
   Bandit's Moon (1998)
   Bo & Mzzz Mad (2001)
   Disappearing Act (2003)
   The Giant Rat of Sumatra (2005)
     aka Pirates Galore
   The White Elephant (2006)
   The Entertainer and the Dybbuk (2007)
   The Dream Stealer (2009)
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