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Avi

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

December 23, 1937

Website

http://www.avi-writer.com/

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Genre

Children's Books, Young Adult

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Avi is a pen name for Edward Irving Wortis, but he says, "The fact is, Avi is the only name I use." Born in 1937, Avi has created many fictional favorites such as The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing but the Truth, and the Crispin series. His work is popular among readers young and old. ...more

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Avi's Blog

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A Curious Contradiction

There is a curious contradiction that comes from writing for so many years: The more books I begin, the worse they seem at the start. I kid you not, there is almost a feeling of agony when I review the first drafts of a new novel:

This is awful. You’ve lost it. You need to start something else. No one will take this. No one will read this. What made you think this

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Avi’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 604,660 ratings · 31,422 reviews · 320 distinct works • Similar authors

	The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 3.85 avg rating — 86,680 ratings — published 1990 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 27,149 ratings — published 2002 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poppy 3.99 avg rating — 10,016 ratings — published 1995 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing But the Truth 3.20 avg rating — 11,934 ratings — published 1984 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seer of Shadows 3.70 avg rating — 5,389 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution 3.92 avg rating — 5,080 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret School 3.83 avg rating — 5,042 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ragweed by Avi, Brian Floca (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 4,735 ratings — published 1999 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Dog 4.04 avg rating — 4,125 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Magic (Midnight Magic, #2) 3.66 avg rating — 4,276 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Avi

Crispin (3 books)
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Avi

3.66 avg rating — 31,930 ratings

Dimwood Forest (7 books)
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Avi,

Brian Floca (Illustrations)

3.97 avg rating — 23,316 ratings

Midnight Magic (3 books)
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Avi

3.65 avg rating — 5,934 ratings

The Secret School (2 books)
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Avi

3.83 avg rating — 5,138 ratings

I Witness (2 books)
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Avi

3.77 avg rating — 2,070 ratings

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Quotes by Avi (?)

“A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose.”
― Avi, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

tags: inspirational, life, sailor, ship, wind

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“I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.'
What's that?'
I...trust you.'
Why?'
You'll never hurt me.'
Thank you.'
But...'
But, what?'
I said, 'That means I'll hurt you.'
Why?'
'Cause, like I said, you'll never hurt me back.”
― Avi, What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?

tags: love, trust

84 likes

“The more men see of the world, the bigger their hearts”
― Avi, At the Edge of the World

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Polls

What book should we read in May?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2023 Newbery contender and already published.

New from Here by Kelly Yang

14 votes 21.9%

Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

12 votes 18.8%

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat (write-in)

12 votes 18.8%

A Song Called Home by Sara Zarr

8 votes 12.5%

Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

6 votes 9.4%

Loyalty by Avi

4 votes 6.3%

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie by Leslie Connor (write-in)

3 votes 4.7%

Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee (write-in)

2 votes 3.1%

Ben Bee and the Teacher Griefer by K.A. Holt (write-in)

2 votes 3.1%

Falling Short (write-in)

1 vote 1.6%

64 total votes

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