Author Details
Author Details
Fleischman, Paul
Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California in a house with a printing press, a grand piano, a shortwave radio, and his father--children's author Sid Fleischman. Playing recorder in early music consorts led to his books of verbal duets--"I Am Phoenix", "Joyful Noise" (winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal), and "Big Talk". His novels built from monologues include "Bull Run", a 16-character account of the Civil War's first battle, and "Seedfolks"--the chronicle of the first year of a Cleveland community garden. His interest in theater inspired his young adult novels "Mind's Eye, Seek", and "