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Whipping Boy
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Sid Fleischman
Prince Horace may be the successor to the throne, but the people of his kingdom have dubbed the spoiled monarch "Prince Brat." Chief among the prince's detractors is Jemmy, his whipping boy, who gets a beating whenever the future king misbehaves. When Prince Brat runs away from home, Jemmy accompanies him, plotting to abandon the prince at the ...
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By the Great Horn Spoon
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The year is 1849. Young Jack Flagg sets out to recoup his Aunt Arabella's fortune on a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields. Thus begin the wild, swashbuckling adventures of a determined 12-year-old and his intrepid butler. Illustrations.
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Escape! the Story of the Great Houdini
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Sid Fleischman
In this passionate biography, the Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" turns his eye to the greatest magician of them all: Harry Houdini. Includes an index, Author's Note, and bibliography. Photos.
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The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
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The Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" tells a moving and distinguished story set in post-World War II Europe about an American soldier possessed by the spirit of a dybbuk, who sets out to find the Nazi officer who murdered his family.
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Bandit's Moon
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On a search to find her long-lost brother in gold-digging territory, Annyrose runs into the legendary bandit, Joaquin Murieta. They find out they can help each other. She can help him to read so he knows where danger lies. In turn, he can make sure she's safe and fed.
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McBroom's Zoo
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Sid Fleischman
The McBrooms start a zoo with the Desert Vamooser, Silver-Tailed Teakettler, Sidehill Gouger, and other rare animals dropped in the path of the passing tornado.
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The Whipping Boy
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Peter Sis (Illustrator), Sid Fleischman
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becomming involved with dangerous outlaws.
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Jim Ugly
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Sid Fleischman
Jim Ugly is a one-man dog and that man is Jake`s father, an actor. When he disappears, the boy and the dog are thrown into an alliance on a journey to the Sierra Nevada mountains and San Francisco. In the world of the frontier theatre, they search for the actor's last whereabouts and for the truth.
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The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
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Sid Fleischman
A Newbery Medalist ("The Whipping Boy") delivers an engaging biography of Mark Twain focusing on his early days, from his childhood in Missouri to his adventures as a young man in the Wild West. Illustrated with archival photos and drawings, it also includes a sampler of Twain's novels.
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McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Four Tall Tales
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Sid Fleischman, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)
purchased are all stacked on top of each other at the bottom of a muddy little pond, he thinks he's been bamboozled. But McBroom knows he's got the better of the bargain when the pond dries up to reveal an acre of soil so rich that seeds spring up into full-grown plants in no time and nickels grow into quarters. Illustrations.
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The White Elephant
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Sid Fleischman, Robert McGuire (Illustrator)
The master of the comic novel dazzles with this page-turner about Run Run, the elephant boy, and his encounter with Sahib, the bravest, smartest, most magnificent white elephant in all the land. Illustrations.
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Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
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Sid Fleischman
An autobiography of the author of such books as "Jim Ugly," "The 13th Floor," and "The Whipping Boy." Illustrated with b&w photographs.
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By the Great Hornspoon!
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Sid Fleischman, Eric Von Schmidt (Illustrator), Inc Sid Fleischman
Jack and his aunt's butler stow away aboard a ship bond for California and the promise of gold.
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Giant Rat of Sumatra or Pirates Galore
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Sid Fleischman, John Hendrix (Illustrator)
A Newbery Medalist offers a new pirate adventure set in San Diego, California, in 1846. Twelve-year-old Shipwreck, a cabin boy on the pirate ship "The Giant Rat of Sumatra," is so named because he survived a shipwreck. This is his story. Illustrations.
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McBroom's Ear
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Sid Fleischman
The war is on when the grasshoppers attack Josh McBroom's fabulous one-acre farm and prize ear of corn.
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The Ghost in the Noonday Sun
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Sid Fleischman
Oliver Finch can't wait to go out to sea. He's turning twelve at midnight and is looking forward to a lifetime of adventures at sea. Then he meets the villainous Captain Scratch, who believes that people born at midnight can spot ghosts, and Oliver ships out to sea sooner than he expected.
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The Scarebird
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Sid Fleischman
Lonesome John lives on a farm in the country, so deep in the country that the "crows pack a lunch before setting out". When he places a scarecrow in one of his fields, he grows attached to the figure. Then, a homeless young farmhand comes along and asks for a job. "A seamless work of art".--The New York Times Book Review. Full color.
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13th Floor: A Ghost Story
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Sid Fleischman
When Buddy and his older sister Liz, a lawyer, receive a message from Abigail, a long-dead relative, they are transported back in time to save her from her untimely death.
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Disappearing ACT
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Sid Fleischman
The Newbery Medalist presents a comic, mysterious page-turner. Forced to flee from a stalker after their archaeologist mother disappears, Kevin and his older sister, Holly, hope to lose themselves among the colorful characters that populate the boardwalk in Venice, California.
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Humbug Mountain
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Welcome to Humbug Mountain. Little did Wiley, the son of a traveling newspaperman, imagine that the search for his grandfather would lead him into the hands of those nasty villains of the West--Shagnasty John and the Fool Killer. Using their newspaper, "The Humbug Mountain Hoorah", Wiley and his sister and mother go about outwitting the outlaws in ...
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McBroom Tells the Truth
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Sid Fleischman
After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become the owners of a small but very unusual piece of property.
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Here Comes McBroom!: Three More Tall Tales
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Sid Fleischman
A collection of three stories about farmer Joshua McBroom and his farm on the prairie. Included are "McBroom the Rainmaker," "McBroom's Ghost," and "McBroom's Zoo." Illustrations accompany the text.
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Me and the man on the moon-eyed horse
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Sid Fleischman, Eric Von Schmidt (Illustrator)
Young Clint's ingenious scheme foils a villainous train wrecker's attempt to rob the circus train.
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Chancy and the Grand Rascal
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Sid Fleischman
When Chancy sets off down the Ohio river to find his younger siblings, he meets one rascal after another, but not one of them can outboast, outrun or outfox Uncle Will, the biggest rascal of them all. Illustrated in black and white by Eric von Schmidt.
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McBroom the Rainmaker
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Sid Fleischman
When a great drought on the prairie causes cows to give powdered milk and mosquitoes to grow almost as large as small cowsheds, McBroom comes up with a novel idea for producing rain.
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