Meet Sid Fleischman
Title | Meet Sid Fleischman PDF eBook |
Author | Frances E. Ruffin |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 2005-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781404231320 |
As a boy, Sid Fleischman lived for magic. He visited a sideshow in 5th grade that changed his life. From that moment on, he was consumed with the world of magic. He published his first book, Between Cocktails, when he was 19. It was a book about magic tricks. Kids will learn how this was a turning point for Sid Fleischman; how this book made him think about writing. They will find out how his life as a magician, and his many other experiences, helped him write such popular books as the McBroom series and Newbery Award-winning book, The Whipping Boy.
Bandit's Moon
Title | Bandit's Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 199 |
Release | 2008-04-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0061450960 |
Annyrose Smith is a true child of calamity, but she is determined to overcome it. So what if she's an orphan? So what if she's stuck with the vilest landlady in California, while her brother's off trying to strike gold? So what if Joaquín Murieta and his band of notorious outlaws swoop in and take her away? The fearsome bandit thinks Annyrose can help him in his quest for justice, and she thinks he can help her search for her long-lost brother. She's not about to let anything stop her, not the mistaken identities, the daring robberies, the wild chases, or her unlikely friendship with the Mexican Robin Hood.
Jim Ugly
Title | Jim Ugly PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 147 |
Release | 2003-05-27 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 006052121X |
A one-man dog Part wolf and fiercely independent, Jim Ugly is a dog who answers to only one person. Unfortunately, that man -- Sam Bannock -- has disappeared. Rumor has it that Sam is dead, but to his son, Jake, something about that doesn't sound quite right. So Jake and Jim Ugly embark on a wild journey into the frontier West, where they find themselves pursued by a pretty lady, a theater troupe, and one very ornery yellow-legged man. And they all want to know one thing: Where is Sam Bannock?
Mr. Mysterious & Company
Title | Mr. Mysterious & Company PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Little Brown |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN |
The adventures of a family of magicians traveling across the western deserts and plains in the 1880s. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Whipping Boy
Title | The Whipping Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2003-04-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0060521228 |
A Prince and a Pauper Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like one another. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other.
The Ghost on Saturday Night
Title | The Ghost on Saturday Night PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 69 |
Release | 1997-03-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0688149200 |
A madcap tale of fog and phantoms Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie cut through all t he fog to get to the bottom of the professor's plans? See the Ghost of Crookneck John! That's what Professor Pepper's sign promises, and Opie can hardly wait to see such a sight. But the unseen specter escapes from his coffin during the show, and if that weren't bad enough, the town bank is robbed too! Is Crookneck John a bandit from beyond the grave--or is more than the fog being pulled over the townsfolk's' eyes? A reissue of one of Sid Fleischman's early novels.
The 13th Floor
Title | The 13th Floor PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Fleischman |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 147 |
Release | 2007-04-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0061345032 |
When Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the thirteenth floor of a shabby old building, he finds himself suddenly transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm—three hundred years in the past! Cast adrift with Captain John Crack-stone, Buddy washes up in New England, where his plucky ancestor, Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania. In an adventure filled with ghosts, witches, pirates, and razzle-dazzle treasure, Buddy might be able to save his wayward ancestors. But will he find his way back to the thirteenth floor—and home?