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Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.
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Book Description Condition: Good. Sis, Peter (illustrator). . Former Library book. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Before placing your order for please contact us for confirmation on the book's binding. Check out our other listings to add to your order for discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # WAL-A-6f-001417
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sis, Peter (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0688142168I4N00
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sis, Peter (illustrator). Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0688142168I4N10
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sis, Peter (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0688142168I4N00
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sis, Peter (illustrator). Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0688142168I4N10
Book Description Condition: Good. Sis, Peter (illustrator). First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP17568118
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sis, Peter (illustrator). There's a mile-long word for the fear (and magic) of the number thirteen-triskaidekaphobia. In this comic fireworks of a novel, newly orphaned Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the 13th floor of a shabby old building and finds himself transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm--300 years in the past! Cast adrift, he washes up in New England where his plucky ancestor, ten-year-old Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania and is about to be hanged. Firing off surprises like Roman candles from almost every page, award-winning novelist Sid Fleischman tells a many-mirrored tale of ghosts, witchcraft, razzle-dazzle treasure, and the mischief of illusion and delusion. There's a mile-long word for the fear (and magic) or the number thirteen - triskaidekaphobia. In this comic fireworks of a novel, newly orphaned Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the 13th floor of a shabby old building and finds himself transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm - 300 years in the past! Cast adrift, he washes up in New England where his plucky ancestor, ten-year-old Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania and is about to be hanged. Firing off surprises like Roman candles from almost every page, award-winning novelist Sid Fleischman tells a many-mirrored tale of ghosts, witchcraft, razzle-dazzle treasure, and the mischief of illusion and delusion. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123742763
Book Description Quarter-Bound. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Peter Sis (illustrator). First Edition. 1995, lst ed., A Ghost Story, vg/vg laminated ., When his older sister disappears, twelve year old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship ca ptained by a distant relative. Razzle-dazzle wit chcraft illust by Peter Sis. Seller Inventory # 435
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Sis, Peter (illustrator). First edition, Complete Numbers . NOT an ex library book. 134 clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is clipped. Seller Inventory # 304678
Book Description Condition: Good. Sis, Peter (illustrator). SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 19-0688142168-G