Author guide
Avi Books in Order
Edward Irving Wortis, known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of children's and young adult literature. Born in New York City in 1937, he worked as a librarian and began publishing books in 1970. His wide-ranging work includes historical fiction, mysteries, fantasy, animal stories, graphic novels, picture books, and short-story collections. He won the 2003 Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead and received Newbery Honors for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth.
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Avi's Newest Book
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Ragweed
The chronological starting point of the seven-book Poppy series.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
The opening volume of the completed Crispin trilogy and Avi's Newbery Medal winner.
Midnight Magic
The opening volume of the Renaissance Mysteries.
The Secret School
The opening volume of The Secrets of Ida Bidson.
Night Journeys
The opening volume of the Delaware River books.
Beyond the Western Sea, Book One: The Escape from Home
The opening volume of Beyond the Western Sea.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
A representative standalone historical adventure and one of Avi's best-known novels.
Nothing But the Truth
A representative standalone contemporary novel and Newbery Honor book.
Read in order
Books by series
- 1 RagweedAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1999
- 2
Ragweed and PoppyAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2020
- 3
PoppyAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1995
- 4
Poppy and RyeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1998
- 5
Ereth's BirthdayAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2000
- 6
Poppy's ReturnAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2005
- 7
Poppy and ErethAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2009
series · complete
Crispin
A trilogy of medieval historical adventures following an orphaned boy in fourteenth-century England and France.
series · complete
Renaissance Mysteries
A trilogy of historical mysteries set in Renaissance Italy and England.
series · complete
The Secrets of Ida Bidson
A pair of linked novels about Ida Bidson and the rural American school she attends.
series · complete
South Orange River School
Two linked comic novels about students at the South Orange River School.
series · complete
Avon and Edward
Two linked books about a small snail, an ant, and the craft of writing.
series · complete
Delaware River
Two linked historical adventure novels set around the Delaware River.
series · complete
Beyond the Western Sea
A two-book historical adventure about Irish immigrants traveling to America.
series · complete
Oliver Cromwell Pitts
Two historical adventure novels following Oliver Cromwell Pitts from England to colonial America.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (48)
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No More MagicAmazon ↗novel · 1975
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Captain GreyAmazon ↗novel · 1977
- Emily Upham's RevengeAmazon ↗
novel · 1978
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The History of Helpless HarryAmazon ↗novel · 1980
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The Man from the SkyAmazon ↗novel · 1980
- A Place Called UglyAmazon ↗
novel · 1981
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Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?Amazon ↗novel · 1981
- Sometimes I Think I Hear My NameAmazon ↗
novel · 1982
- Shadrach's CrossingAmazon ↗
novel · 1983
- The Fighting GroundAmazon ↗
novel · 1984
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Devil's RaceAmazon ↗novel · 1984
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Bright ShadowAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Wolf RiderAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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Something UpstairsAmazon ↗novel · 1988
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The Man Who Was PoeAmazon ↗novel · 1989
- The True Confessions of Charlotte DoyleAmazon ↗
novel · 1990
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WindcatcherAmazon ↗novel · 1991
- Nothing But the TruthAmazon ↗
novel · 1991
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Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?Amazon ↗novel · 1992
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Blue HeronAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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Punch with JudyAmazon ↗novel · 1993
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City of Light, City of DarkAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 1993
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The BarnAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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Perloo the BoldAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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Finding Providence: The Story of Roger WilliamsAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1997
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Abigail Takes the WheelAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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The Christmas RatAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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Prairie SchoolAmazon ↗novel · 2001
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Don't You Know There's a War On?Amazon ↗novel · 2001
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The Good DogAmazon ↗novel · 2001
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The Mayor of Central ParkAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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Never Mind!: A Twin NovelAmazon ↗novel · 2004
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The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval MagicAmazon ↗novel · 2005
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The Traitors' GateAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor and the MerrimacAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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The Seer of ShadowsAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859Amazon ↗novel · 2008
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City of OrphansAmazon ↗novel · 2011
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Sophia's War: A Tale of the RevolutionAmazon ↗novel · 2012
- Catch You Later, TraitorAmazon ↗
novel · 2015
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Old WolfAmazon ↗novel · 2015
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School of the DeadAmazon ↗novel · 2016
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The Player KingAmazon ↗novel · 2017
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The Button WarAmazon ↗novel · 2018
- Gold Rush GirlAmazon ↗
novel · 2020
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LoyaltyAmazon ↗novel · 2022
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Lost in the Empire CityAmazon ↗novel · 2024
- The Road from NowhereAmazon ↗
novel · 2026
Short fiction (5)
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Things That Sometimes HappenAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1970
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Tom, Babette, and Simon: Three Tales of TransformationAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1995
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What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?Amazon ↗short-story-collection · 1997
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Strange Happenings: Five Tales of TransformationAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2005
- The Most Important Thing: Stories About Sons, Fathers, and GrandfathersAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2016
Children's books (2)
Edited works (1)
- Best Shorts: Favorite Short Stories for SharingAmazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2006