Sid Fleischman

A biography of the great American author and wit Mark Twain, who started life in a Missouri village as a barefoot boy named Samuel Clemens.

The McBrooms start a zoo with the Desert Vamooser, Silver-Tailed Teakettler, Sidehill Gouger, and other rare animals dropped in the path of the passing tornado.

A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the book includes a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.

A plucky Mexican girl tries to recover her dream from the Dream Stealer who takes her to his castle where countless dreams and even more adventures await.

After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become the owners of a small but very unusual piece of property.

A collection of three previously published stories about the farmer who'd rather sit on a porcupine than tell a lie. Includes "McBroom the Rainmaker," "McBroom's Zoo," and "McBroom's Ghost."

The McBroom family is plagued by a mysterious ghost that visits their farm after every prolonged freezing spell.

The adventures of a family of magicians traveling across the western deserts and plains in the 1880's.