Books with author Paul Fleischman

A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this ‘is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation's bloodiest conflict.… Fleischman's artistry is nothing short of astounding.' -- Publishers Weekly. ‘Fleischman has done what he does best -- create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.' -- H. ‘Outstanding… unforgettable as historical fiction… an important book for every library.' -- SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library)1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)

[Library Edition Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Young Adult Fiction][Read by Monica Willey] Welcome to Cliffside High, the school of your nightmares. It's run by the Huns, a ruthless clique of rich students -- and, as poor Charity Chase discovers, messing with them can be murder. There's Tiffany, avid reader of every beauty magazine available; Brooke, desperate for a date; Danielle, Al Capone in Miss America's body, with her sights set firmly on millionaire's son Drew. Unfortunately, like every other boy at Cliffside, Drew only has eyes for Helga, the ravishing new student from Norway … wherever that may be. As far as Danielle is concerned, Helga could be from another world. In fact, if she doesn't lay off Drew -- she just might be. Getting rid of her ought to be as easy as taking candy off a helpless old lady. Only something weird is happening to Danielle and her friends, something much nastier than the horror stories she loves to read, something that can only be described as a fate totally worse than death.

An unseen man they call the Toad is stalking twelve-year-old Kevin and his older sister, Holly. They flee town in Holly's beat-up old car, driving west until they reach the Pacific Ocean. They change their names and attempt to hide in plain sight as street performers in Venice, California. But have they really eluded the Toad? Here is Newbery Medalist Sid Fleischman doing what he does best -- spinning a tale with style.

A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this ‘is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation’s bloodiest conflict.… Fleischman’s artistry is nothing short of astounding.’ —Publishers Weekly. ‘Fleischman has done what he does best—create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.’ —H. ‘Outstanding… unforgettable as historical fiction… an important book for every library.’ —SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library)1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)

Mothers give birth in the borning room. The dying take their departure there. Outside the Lott family’s Ohio farmhouse, the Civil War rages, slavery falls, and the world marvels at the wonder of electricity. Inside, within the walls of the borning room, Georgina Lott will experience her life’s greatest turnings. Across the years, she discovers womanhood and first love, experiences the mourning that comes with loss, and, as did her mother and grandmother, at last takes her place in the room as another precious life is about to begin.

Who was this man who could walk through brick walls and, with a snap of his fingers, vanish elephants? In these pages you will meet the astonishing Houdini—magician, ghost chaser, daredevil, pioneer aviator, and king of escape artists. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him! He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves. In this fresh, witty biography of the most famous bamboozler since Merlin, Sid Fleischman, a former professional magician, enriches his warm homage with insider information and unmaskings. Did Houdini really pick the jailhouse lock to let a fellow circus performer escape? Were his secrets really buried with him? Was he a bum magician, as some rivals claimed? How did he manage to be born in two cities, in two countries, on two continents at the same instant? Here are the stories of how a knockabout kid named Ehrich Weiss, the son of an impoverished rabbi, presto-changoed himself into the legendary Harry Houdini. Here, too, are rare photographs never before seen by the general reader!