Avi

Avi
Avi has written many different kinds of books including many different genres and for many different levels and ages of readers. He won the Newbery Medal for //Crispin: The Cross of Lead// and a Newbery Honor for //Nothing But the Truth//.

Biographical information
According to his own web site, Avi was born in 1937 in New York City. His twin sister called him Avi and the name just stuck. When he was young he loved reading and using his imagination, but he struggled a lot in school. He became interested in writing in high school and worked hard on it because it was important to people around him.

A few of his books

 * //Crispin: The Cross of Lead//: historical fiction/adventure set in medieval times
 * //The Fighting Ground//: historical fiction set during in the Revolutionary War (February 2007 book club choice)
 * //Nothing But the Truth//: realistic fiction set in high school
 * //Poppy//: animal adventure (2006 book club choice)
 * //Romeo and Juliet, Together (and Alive) at Last!//: a humorous romantic comedy (February 2007 book club choice)
 * //Who Stole the Wizard of Oz//: a mystery (February 2007 book club choice)

Links
Author's web site: [|http://www.avi-writer.com] Publisher's web site: [|Scholastic's page on Avi]