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  <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[As a children's book author Sid Fleischman feels a special obligation to his readers. &quot;The books we enjoy as children stay with us forever -- they have a special impact. Paragraph after paragraph and page after page, the author must deliver his or her best work.&quot; With almost 60 books to his credit, some of which have been made into motion pictures, Sid Fleischman can be assured that his work will make a special impact.

Sid Fleischman writes his books at a huge table cluttered with projects: story ideas, library books, research, letters, notes, pens, pencils, and a computer. He lives in an old-fashioned, two-story house full of creaks and character, and enjoys hearing the sound of the nearby Pacific Ocean. He has always lived by the ocean and now lives in Santa Monica, California.

He is the father of Newbery Medal winning writer and poet Paul Fleischman, author of Joyful Noise; they are the only father and son to receive Newbery awards.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Brooklyn</hometown>      
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Whipping Boy]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Peter Sis]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.50</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>2175</ratings_count>
  <published>1986</published>  
  
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        <book id="596246">
  <title><![CDATA[By the Great Horn Spoon!]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.99</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>323</ratings_count>
  <published>1988</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.67</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>143</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Entertainer and the Dybbuk]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.67</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>105</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>104</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Giant Rat of Sumatra: or Pirates Galore]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.47</average_rating>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Bandit's Moon]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.81</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>43</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="355281">
  <title><![CDATA[McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.29</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>35</ratings_count>
  <published>1979</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Jim Ugly]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.51</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>39</ratings_count>
  <published>1992</published>  
  
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        <book id="153643">
  <title><![CDATA[Mr. Mysterious &amp; Company]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sid Fleischman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.39</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>28</ratings_count>
  <published>1962</published>  
  
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