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{{short description|American writer of children's books|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1952}}
| birth_place = [[Monterey, California]],
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| occupation = Writer, playwright
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Berkeley]]<br>[[University of New Mexico]]
| period = 1979–present
| genre = [[Children's literature]]<!-- prefer more specific --> | movement =
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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".<ref name=newbery/> For the body of his work he was the United States author nominee for the international [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] in 2012.<ref name=ibby-fleischman/>
==Early life==
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==Career==
Fleischman's first books were written while he was still in college, inspired by his reading of folklore. His musical interests are reflected in his collections of poems for two and four speakers, so-called [[chamber music]] for speaking voices.<ref>Paul Fleischman. "Newbery Medal Acceptance". ''The Horn Book'', July/August 1989, pp. 442–51.</ref> [[Narrative mode|Multiple points of view]] have been a hallmark of his fiction, beginning with ''[[Bull Run (novel)|Bull Run]]'' (1993),
==Awards==
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* "Sid Fleischman", ''Horn Book'' (July/August 1987)
* "Paul Fleischman", ''Something About the Author Autobiography Series'', Vol. 20, pp. 219–31
* "The Accidental Artist", ''School Library Journal'' (
===For children===
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* ''[[Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines]]'' (2014)
* ''No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer's Road to Page One'' (2019)
* ''Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word'' (2020)
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[http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1202&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=36&cHash=0cba0bc56478dcbb92eda2f1e0d8ae30 "Paul Fleischman – Finalist"]. Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY. Retrieved 2013-07-19.</ref>
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[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present"]. [[Association for Library Service to Children]] (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).<br>
[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery "The John Newbery Medal"]. ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-07-19.</ref>
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{{Portal |Children's literature}}
* {{official website |paulfleischman.net}}
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* {{LCAuth|n78093232|Paul Fleischman|48|}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT8JBnVOOhA/ Paul Fleischman's matchbox theaters ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3lSSTpH7pM&t=1s/ Paul Fleischman's kinetic toys ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeEPk-FfJa4/ Paul Fleischman's ''Football and Fossil Fuels: Vested Interests in Action'' ]
* [https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/on-beyond-grammar-my-defense-of-the-arts-by-paul-fleischman/ ''On Beyond Grammar: My Defense of the Arts'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQNlcsd3Fc/ ''Alphamaniacs'' book launch zoom with Melissa Sweet ]
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