Sid Fleischman
Sid Fleischman (1920–2010) was an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and former professional magician best known for his humorous children’s books, especially The Whipping Boy, which won the Newbery Medal in 1987. His work often blended adventure, tall tales, mystery, and American history, and he wrote more than 60 books across children’s and adult fiction as well as nonfiction about magic.
children's literature
historical fiction
humor
mystery
adventure
The Whipping Boy
McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
The Whipping Boy
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story
Bandit's Moon
The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
The Midnight Horse
The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
The 13th Floor
McBroom Tells a Lie (The Adventures of McBroom)
The White Elephant
Chancy and the Grand Rascal
Jim Ugly
Here Comes McBroom: Three More Tall Tales
The Whipping Boy
Carnival of Animals
Jim Ugly
Disappearing Act
The Dream Stealer
McBroom Tells a Lie
McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World