Paul Fleischman | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Monterey, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, playwright |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of New Mexico |
Period | 1979–present |
Genre | Children's literature |
Parents | Sid Fleischman (father) |
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Paul Fleischman (born 1952) is an American writer of children's books. He and his father Sid Fleischman have both won the Newbery Medal from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".[1] For the body of his work he was the United States author nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012.[2]