Humbug Mountain [Paperback]

Sid Fleischman (Author)

Book Description

Welcome to Humbug Mountain. Little did Wiley, the son of a traveling newspaperman, imagine that the search for his grandfather would lead him into the hands of those nasty villains of the West--Shagnasty John and the Fool Killer. Using their newspaper, The Humbug Mountain Hoorah, Wiley and his sister and mother go about outwitting the outlaws in their scheme to ambush Grandfather's new boat and its cargo of gold.

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Welcome to Humbug Mountain. Little did Wiley, the son of a traveling newspaperman, imagine that the search for his grandfather would lead him into the hands of those nasty villains of the West--Shagnasty John and the Fool Killer. Using their newspaper, The Humbug Mountain Hoorah, Wiley and his sister and mother go about outwitting the outlaws in their scheme to ambush Grandfather's new boat and its cargo of gold.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (February 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440414032
• ISBN-13: 978-0440414032
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,175,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since his autobiography, The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life, was published in 1996, Sid Fleischman has been stealing the spotlight with his exuberant brand of nonfiction. Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World is Fleischman's fourth true tale, following the widely acclaimed The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West and the best-selling Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.
Fleischman's books have been made into films, performed as plays, and translated into nineteen languages. The author was awarded the Newbery Medal for The Whipping Boy.
Sid Fleischman lives in Santa Monica, California.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Amazing Humbug Mountain, April 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Humbug Mountain (Paperback)

This book has an amazing combination of mystery, adventure, fantasy, and everything in between! When a family decides to head to a new land they are amazed at what they find and how they going to servive! I couldn't put this book down untill I finished the last page, and then I read it over again!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sid does it again!, August 10, 2000

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Turnaround365 "http://turnaround365.blogspot.com" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Humbug Mountain (Paperback)

Another delightful and funny book, this time about a traveling family, bound for Humbug Mountain to find a rich relative and settle down in peace. This being a Fleischman novel, you can bet there are plenty of twists and turns along the way--and laughs to go with them. Check it out!

4.0 out of 5 stars Western-themed frontier fun, May 25, 2011

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Humbug Mountain (Hardcover)

"Humbug Mountain"
Written by Sid Fleischman
Illustrated by Eric Von Schmidt
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This 1978 novel is another fun, frontiers-y epic from author Sid Fleischman, about a traveling family led by a newspaperman father and his stolid wife, who decide to settle down in a new settlement in the high plains which turns out to be a little more rustic than they anticipated: turns out it hasn't even been built yet! Stranded in the middle of nowhere, they are beset upon by bandits, buffalo bones and galloping gold prospectors. The tone is a little rougher than some of his other out-West books, with the menace of violence from creepy badguys Shagnasty John and the sinister, club-wielding Fool Killer. Probably best for tweens, though still leavened with humor like Fleischman's other books... Another enjoyable book, with illustrations from '60s folksinger/artist Eric Von Schmidt... give 'er a spin! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's book reviews)