Mort Ziff Is Not Dead

Cary Fagan

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Penguin Books Canada Ltd
15 September 2018

"A humorous coming-of-age middle-grade novel set in 1960s Florida. Battling obxious siblings, sunburns, and a corporate millionaire, Norman is determined to help an old comedian save his career.

A humorous coming-of-age middle-grade novel set in 1960s Florida. Battling obxious siblings, sunburns, and a corporate millionaire, Norman is determined to help an old comedian save his career.

It's the winter of 1965. Norman Fishbein is enduring not only a cold winter but also the usual torments and annoyances from his two older brothers. When Norman wins a thousand dollars in the ""Count-the-Doozy-Dots Contest,"" his parents let him choose how to spend it, strongly suggesting a new car is what the family needs. But Norman decides what his family really needs is their first vacation that doesn't mean camping in a tent -- a trip to Miami Beach.

A snowstorm almost wrecks their plans, but in the end Norman gets his first plane ride (with both brothers air-sick on either side of him). Miami strikes him as a paradise -- warm weather, palm trees, beaches, and ocean. They stay in luxury at the Royal Palm Hotel, owned by the mysterious millionaire Herbert Spitzer.

One day at the pool, Norman spots an old man in a black suit, who his father tells him is a once-famous comedian named Mort Ziff. (Norman's father thought that Mort Ziff had died years ago.) Holding onto the remains of his career, Mort Ziff is performing every night in the hotel dining room. A chance meeting begins an unusual friendship between Norman and the old comedian. But after hearing that Mort Ziff has been fired, to be replaced by ""The Centipedes,"" a pop group imitating the Beatles, Norman takes matters into his own hands, resolving to save Mort's job and, in the process, coming to realize an innner strength he didn't know he had."

By: Cary Fagan
Imprint: Penguin Books Canada Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780143198482
ISBN 10: 0143198483
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CARY FAGANis an award-winning author for children. His kids' books includeWolfie and Fly,Little Blue Chair, the popular Kaspar Snit novels, the two-volume Master Melville's Medicine Show, and the picture bookMr. Zinger's Hat, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the IODE Jean Throop Award, as well as a TD Book Giveaway in Canada. He has also won the Jewish Book Award and been shortlisted for the Silver Birch Award (five times), the Rocky Mountain Book Award (twice), the Hackmatack Award (twice), the Norma Fleck Award, the Shining Willow Award, and others.

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One of CCBC'S Best Books for Kids & Teens (2018) Fagan delivers a witty, heartfelt character study complete with bullying siblings and sweet first crushes. . . . A wonderful read told with elegant simplicity. --Kirkus Reviews A quirky, understated, and dryly comedic story . . . Fagan manages to make gold, turning an old fashioned vacation adventure into something more subtle, even graceful. Highly recommended. --CM Magazine This delightful story for middle-graders is a great romp through life in the 60s as its delightful young hero stretches his wings and learns that kindness has many rewards. --Historical Novel Society

Short-listed for The Joan Betty Stuchner - Oy Vey! - Funniest Children's Book Award 2019
Winner of The Joan Betty Stuchner - Oy Vey! - Funniest Children's Book Award 2019

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