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Whipping Boy

Whipping Boy more books like this

by 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

By the Great Horn Spoon more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

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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Bandit's Moon

Bandit's Moon more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

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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Jim Ugly

Jim Ugly more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

Twelve-year-old Jake is thrown into an uneasy alliance with proud, one-man dog, Jim Ugly, when the dog's owner, Jake's father, suddenly disappears. Confident that Jim Ugly can pick up Jake's father's trail, boy and dog set out on the adventure of their lives. Illustrations.

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Chancy and the Grand Rascal

Chancy and the Grand Rascal more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

Skinny Chancy and his newly found friend, the great rascal, enjoy humorous escapades as they travel by their wits up and across the Midwest in search of Chancy's family.

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Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini more books like this

by 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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Ghost on Saturday Night

Ghost on Saturday Night more books like this

by Sid Fleischman, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)

In this beginning chapter book, Opie and Aunt Etta attempt to uncover the plans of Professor Pepper, who announces he's going to raise the ghost of a dad outlaw--live on stage. B&w illustrations accompany the text.

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Jingo Django

Jingo Django more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

Orphaned Jingo Hawks joins forces with con artist Mr. Peacock. Together they search for the treasure of buried gold and escape the clutches of Mrs. Daggatt from the Orphan House and the awful General Dirty-Face Scurlock.

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The Ghost in the Noonday Sun

The Ghost in the Noonday Sun more books like this

by 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 Entertainer and the Dybbuk

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

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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McBroom Tells the Truth more books like this

by 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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Mr.Mysterious & Company more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

The adventures of a family of magicians traveling across the western deserts and plains in the 1880s.

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Bo & Mzzz Mad more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

Left an orphan, 12-year-old Bo has no choice but to go and live with his estranged relatives in Queen of Sheba, California. Unwelcomed by most of these relatives, especially his cranky cousin Madeline who goes by the name Mzzz Mad, Bo finds comfort only in his relationship with his kindly Aunt Juna. Then Bo gets caught up in an adventure involving ...

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The White Elephant more books like this

by 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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The Scarebird more books like this

by 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 more books like this

by 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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Here Comes McBroom!: Three More Tall Tales more books like this

by 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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McBroom's Ghost more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

Josh McBroom can tell you a few things about ghosts--including how an honest-to-goodness haunt came lurking about his one-acre farm one cold winter!

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Giant Rat of Sumatra or Pirates Galore more books like this

by 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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Humbug Mountain more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

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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Midnight Horse more books like this

by S Fleischman

This fast-paced, imaginative tale from Newbery Award winner Sid Fleischman concerns an orphaned boy, his eccentric uncle, a plot to cheat the boy out of his inheritance, a ghost, and, of course, a horse. "A fine bit of entertainment".--Booklist starred review. Line drawings.

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McBroom Tells a Lie more books like this

by Sid Fleischman

A farmer and his family save their amazing one-acre farm by using a Popcornmobile, frozen sunlight, and lightning bugs.

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The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West more books like this

by 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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Disappearing ACT more books like this

by 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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Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life more books like this

by 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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