Sid Fleischman (1920–2010)
Author of The Whipping Boy
About the Author
Sid Fleischman was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 16, 1920 but grew up in San Diego, California. He loved all things magical and toured professionally as a magician until the beginning of World War II. During the war, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and afterwards, he graduated from San show more Diego State University in 1949. After graduation, he worked as a reporter with the San Diego Daily Journal. After the paper folded in 1950, he started writing fiction. He tried his hand at children's books because his own children often wondered what their father did. To show them how he created stories, he wrote them a book. He wrote more than 50 fiction and nonfiction works during his lifetime including The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life; Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; The Thirteenth Floor; and The Ghost in the Noonday Sun. His book, The Whipping Boy, won the Newberry Award in 1987. He is the father of Newbery Medal winning writer and poet Paul Fleischman; they are the only father and son to receive Newbery awards. He also wrote screenplays including Lafayette Escadrille, Blood Alley, and The Whipping Boy. He died from cancer on March 17, 2010 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Sid Fleischman
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, and the Whipping Boy (2009) 3 copies
The Deadly Companions 2 copies
El fantasma del sabado por la noche/El hombre del caballo bizco (Coleccion Juvenil 299) (1974) 2 copies, 1 review
Bo and Mizz Mad 1 copy
Grade 2 - 4 (All Time Favorites): Freckle Juice; the One in the Middle Is Green; the Whipping Boy; My Father's Dragon;… (2008) 1 copy
The Straw Donkey Case 1 copy
La alfombra persa 1 copy
Yellowleg 1 copy
Set of 5 McBroom Books 1 copy
the great horn spoon 1 copy
The Biggest Flea 1 copy
Story of Ping 1 copy
Whipping Boy, The 1 copy
Top Secrets 1 copy
Associated Works
Treasure Island Trek; Children's Author & Illustrator Festival Saturday Oct, 18, 1969 — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Fleischman, Albert Sidney
- Other names
- FLEISCHMAN, A. S.
FLEISCHMAN, Albert Sidney
FLEISCHMAN, Sid - Birthdate
- 1920-03-16
- Date of death
- 2010-03-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
San Diego, California, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA - Education
- San Diego State University (1949)
- Relationships
- Fleischman, Paul (son)
- Organizations
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
United States Naval Reserve - Awards and honors
- Sid Fleischman Humor Award (2002)
Spur Award (1963)
Lewis Carroll Shelf (1969)
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Reviews
#1316 in our old book database. Rated: Good.
#236 for Adele. Rated: Good.
#236 for Adele. Rated: Good.
Two short Fawcett Gold Medal novels from the early 50s. They're fun but slight, fast-paced with a nice sense of place (Indonesia). His characters are interesting, but they fall 'in love' too quickly and the women seem to start out tough and become meek when they fall for the heroes. Still, I liked the stories.
Jingo Hawks is out of luck when Mrs. Daggatt from the orphan house hires him out as a chimney sweep to the awful General Dirty-Face Scurlock. But it's gypsy luck that puts Jingo into the right chimney and then into the care of the mysterious Mr. Peacock, who claims to know Jingo's scoundrel father. Together they set out on a treasure hunt for buried gold. But they are not alone -- those nasty gold diggers Mrs. Daggatt and General Scurlock are hot on their trail.
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- Works
- 104
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 18,356
- Popularity
- #1,194
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 281
- ISBNs
- 492
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 8
Funny and silly.