By the Great Horn Spoon!, Sid Fleischman
By the Great Horn Spoon!, Sid Fleischman
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By the Great Horn Spoon!

Author: Sid Fleischman

Narrator: Willard E. Lape

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2004

Synopsis

One of Newbery Medalist Sid Fleischman's most beloved books, this rip-snortin' saga of a young man and his butler bound for California during the great Gold Rush was just made to be read by a full cast. Our collection of coots, codgers, geezers, and outlaws will have you laughing out loud—when you're not holding your breath in suspense!

About Sid Fleischman

Sid Fleischman (1920–2010) 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 youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luisa

This book is definitely going on my recommendations list! You can't go wrong with a story when you put these elements together - you know it will spell comedic adventure for sure! 1) A morally upstanding tween boy who runs away in order to save his Aunt from having to sell her mansion. 2) A sophistic......more

Goodreads review by Angie

I don't know how on earth you can combine serious history with laugh-out-loud humor and make it work, but this book pulled it off! And somehow, even though it came right to the brink of over-the-top, it never quite crossed that line. The very last scene, which was 100% believable, was also the one t......more

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