Pub Date: July 27, 2004
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0550
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.36" H x 7.58" L x 5.18" W ( 0.22 lbs) 144 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Action and Adventure | Family | Siblings | Humorous Stories | Survival Stories | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Girls and Women | Social Themes | New Experience | Hispanic and Latino | General | Thrillers and Suspense
Description: Forced to flee from their New Mexico home by a mysterious stalker, 12-year-old Kevin and his older sister Holly wind up in Venice, California, where they hope to lose themselves among the colorful characters populating the Venice boardwalk.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"Vintage Fleischman." - ALA Booklist
"Fleischman serves up an agreeable stew, flavored with a hearty dose of disregard for reality." - Kirkus Reviews