Coming and Going Men: Four Tales

by Paul Fleischman

Four short stories present the adventures of itinerant artisans and tradesmiths as they travel through a small New England town in the year 1800.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California. The son of well-known children's novelist Sid Fleischman, Paul was in the unique position of having his famous father's books read out loud to him by the author as they were being written. This experience continued throughout his childhood.
Paul followed in his father's footsteps as an author of books for young readers, and in 1982 he released the book "Graven Images", which was awarded a Newbery Honor citation.
In 1988, Paul Fleischman came out with "Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices", an unusually unique collection of poetry from the perspective of insects. This book was awarded the 1989 John Newbery Medal. Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his book "The Whipping Boy", Paul and Sid Fleischman became to this day the only father and son authors to both win the John Newbery Medal.

Reviews

[Marie Mercer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of Paul Fleischman's books. My favorite is Saturnalia, but all his writing is very fine. Coming and Going Men is no exception!

[Scott Williams]

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