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Sid Fleischman
AuthorBooks · Second hand1920-2010
Albert Sidney Fleischman was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic. His works for children are known for their humor, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for The Whipping Boy and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for Humbug Mountain. For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators inaugurated the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in his honor, and made him the first recipient. The Award annually recognizes a writer of humorous fiction for children or young adults. He told his own tale in The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (1996).
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Birth
1920
Death
2010
First book
1939
Years writing
87
Sid Fleischman was a prolific American author who wrote 64 works throughout his career.
His most notable work, The Whipping Boy, earned him the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1987.
Beyond children's literature, Fleischman excelled as a screenwriter, biographer, and expert in stage magic.
His stories are renowned for their humor, zesty plotting, and exploration of American history.
In his honor, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators established the Sid Fleischman Humor Award.