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
Series
Adventures of McBroom
McBroom Tells the Truth (1966)
McBroom and the Big Wind (1967)
McBroom's Ear (1969)
McBroom's Ghost (1971)
McBroom's Wonderful One-acre Farm (1972)
McBroom's Zoo (1972)
McBroom the Rainmaker (1973)
McBroom Tells a Lie (1975)
Here Comes McBroom (1976)
McBroom and the Beanstalk (1978)
McBroom and the Great Race (1980)
McBroom's Almanac (1984)
McBroom Tells the Truth (1966)
McBroom and the Big Wind (1967)
McBroom's Ear (1969)
McBroom's Ghost (1971)
McBroom's Wonderful One-acre Farm (1972)
McBroom's Zoo (1972)
McBroom the Rainmaker (1973)
McBroom Tells a Lie (1975)
Here Comes McBroom (1976)
McBroom and the Beanstalk (1978)
McBroom and the Great Race (1980)
McBroom's Almanac (1984)
Bloodhound Gang
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of Princess Tomorrow (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Cackling Ghost (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Flying Clock (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Secret Message (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the 264 Pound Burglar (1982)
The Bloodhound Gang's Secret Code Book (1983)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of Princess Tomorrow (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Cackling Ghost (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Flying Clock (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the Secret Message (1981)
The Bloodhound Gang in the Case of the 264 Pound Burglar (1982)
The Bloodhound Gang's Secret Code Book (1983)
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)
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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