Avi and his twin sister Emily Leider, also a writer, were born in New York City to Joseph Wortis, a psychiatrist, and Helen Wortis, a social worker. When he was young his sister gave him the nickname "Avi." Two of Avi's grandfathers were writers, and one grandmother was a playwright. In interviews, he recalled his mother reading to him and his sister every night, and going to the public library on Fridays. He is also the first cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin.
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The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
by Avi
http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763690538&pix=y
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them.
Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise ...
published: 14 May 2018
Avi
Avi is the 2003 Newbery Medal award winning author of Crispin: A Cross of Lead, and widely acclaimed for his works of historical fiction for middle grade readers. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Avi talks about the challenges of writing, his years as a librarian, and his symptoms of dyslexia. He also recalls what it was like to win the 2003 Newbery Medal in this engaging and wide-ranging conversation.
To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
published: 04 Aug 2010
Avi interview
Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question.
published: 23 Apr 2009
Interview with Master Storyteller, Avi - The Challenge of Writing a Mystery
Avi is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice runner-up for the Newbery Honor. Avi has written more than 70 books categorized as historical fiction, fantasies, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books.
His books include:
Abigail Takes The Wheel
Amanda Joins The Circus
Barn
Beginning, a Muddle, and an End
Best Shorts
Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: Escape from Home
Beyond The Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money
Blue Heron
Book Without Words
Bright Shadow
Catch You Later, Traitor
Captain Grey
Christmas Rat
City Of Light, City Of Dark
City of Orphans
Crispin at the Edge of the World (Book 2) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the End of Time (Book 3) (audio excer...
published: 27 May 2015
Avi - The Poppy Books
Avi, the author of the Poppy Books, discusses his latest book Poppy and Ereth.
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About the book
The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
by Avi
http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763690538&pix=y
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them.
Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares — some more harmful than others — until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers — and as Jurek’s obsession with being king escalates — Patryk begins to wonder whether their “button war” is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Master of historical fiction Avi delivers a fierce account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.
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About the book
The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
by Avi
http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763690538&pix=y
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them.
Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares — some more harmful than others — until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers — and as Jurek’s obsession with being king escalates — Patryk begins to wonder whether their “button war” is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Master of historical fiction Avi delivers a fierce account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.
Avi is the 2003 Newbery Medal award winning author of Crispin: A Cross of Lead, and widely acclaimed for his works of historical fiction for middle grade reader...
Avi is the 2003 Newbery Medal award winning author of Crispin: A Cross of Lead, and widely acclaimed for his works of historical fiction for middle grade readers. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Avi talks about the challenges of writing, his years as a librarian, and his symptoms of dyslexia. He also recalls what it was like to win the 2003 Newbery Medal in this engaging and wide-ranging conversation.
To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Avi is the 2003 Newbery Medal award winning author of Crispin: A Cross of Lead, and widely acclaimed for his works of historical fiction for middle grade readers. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Avi talks about the challenges of writing, his years as a librarian, and his symptoms of dyslexia. He also recalls what it was like to win the 2003 Newbery Medal in this engaging and wide-ranging conversation.
To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how...
Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question.
Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question.
Avi is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice runner-up for the Newbery Honor. Avi has writt...
Avi is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice runner-up for the Newbery Honor. Avi has written more than 70 books categorized as historical fiction, fantasies, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books.
His books include:
Abigail Takes The Wheel
Amanda Joins The Circus
Barn
Beginning, a Muddle, and an End
Best Shorts
Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: Escape from Home
Beyond The Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money
Blue Heron
Book Without Words
Bright Shadow
Catch You Later, Traitor
Captain Grey
Christmas Rat
City Of Light, City Of Dark
City of Orphans
Crispin at the Edge of the World (Book 2) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the End of Time (Book 3) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the Cross of Lead (Book 1) (audio excerpt available online)
Devil's Race
Don't You Know There's A War On?
Emily Upham's Revenge
Encounter At Easton
End of the Beginning
Ereth's Birthday (audio excerpt available online)
Escape from Home (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Fighting Ground
Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams
Good Dog
Hard Gold
History of Helpless Harry
Into The Storm (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Iron Thunder
Keep Your Eye on Amanda
Lord Kirkle's Money (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Man From The Sky
Man Who Was Poe
Mayor of Central Park
Midnight Magic
Murder at Midnight
Never Mind
Night Journeys
No More Magic
Nothing But The Truth
Perloo The Bold
Place Called Ugly
Poppy (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Ereth (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Rye (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy's Return (audio excerpt available online)
Prairie School
Punch With Judy
Ragweed (audio excerpt available online)
Romeo and Juliet, Together (And Alive!) At Last
S.O.R. Losers
Secret School
Seer of Shadows
Silent Movie
Smugglers' Island
Something Upstairs
Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name
Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution
Strange Happenings
Things That Sometimes Happen
Tom, Babette, & Simon
Traitors' Gate
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?
Who Stole The Wizard Of Oz?
Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
Windcatcher
Wolf Rider
Avi is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice runner-up for the Newbery Honor. Avi has written more than 70 books categorized as historical fiction, fantasies, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books.
His books include:
Abigail Takes The Wheel
Amanda Joins The Circus
Barn
Beginning, a Muddle, and an End
Best Shorts
Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: Escape from Home
Beyond The Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money
Blue Heron
Book Without Words
Bright Shadow
Catch You Later, Traitor
Captain Grey
Christmas Rat
City Of Light, City Of Dark
City of Orphans
Crispin at the Edge of the World (Book 2) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the End of Time (Book 3) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the Cross of Lead (Book 1) (audio excerpt available online)
Devil's Race
Don't You Know There's A War On?
Emily Upham's Revenge
Encounter At Easton
End of the Beginning
Ereth's Birthday (audio excerpt available online)
Escape from Home (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Fighting Ground
Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams
Good Dog
Hard Gold
History of Helpless Harry
Into The Storm (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Iron Thunder
Keep Your Eye on Amanda
Lord Kirkle's Money (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Man From The Sky
Man Who Was Poe
Mayor of Central Park
Midnight Magic
Murder at Midnight
Never Mind
Night Journeys
No More Magic
Nothing But The Truth
Perloo The Bold
Place Called Ugly
Poppy (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Ereth (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Rye (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy's Return (audio excerpt available online)
Prairie School
Punch With Judy
Ragweed (audio excerpt available online)
Romeo and Juliet, Together (And Alive!) At Last
S.O.R. Losers
Secret School
Seer of Shadows
Silent Movie
Smugglers' Island
Something Upstairs
Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name
Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution
Strange Happenings
Things That Sometimes Happen
Tom, Babette, & Simon
Traitors' Gate
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?
Who Stole The Wizard Of Oz?
Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
Windcatcher
Wolf Rider
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About the book
The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
by Avi
http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763690538&pix=y
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them.
Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares — some more harmful than others — until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers — and as Jurek’s obsession with being king escalates — Patryk begins to wonder whether their “button war” is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Master of historical fiction Avi delivers a fierce account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.
Avi is the 2003 Newbery Medal award winning author of Crispin: A Cross of Lead, and widely acclaimed for his works of historical fiction for middle grade readers. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Avi talks about the challenges of writing, his years as a librarian, and his symptoms of dyslexia. He also recalls what it was like to win the 2003 Newbery Medal in this engaging and wide-ranging conversation.
To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question.
Avi is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice runner-up for the Newbery Honor. Avi has written more than 70 books categorized as historical fiction, fantasies, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books.
His books include:
Abigail Takes The Wheel
Amanda Joins The Circus
Barn
Beginning, a Muddle, and an End
Best Shorts
Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: Escape from Home
Beyond The Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money
Blue Heron
Book Without Words
Bright Shadow
Catch You Later, Traitor
Captain Grey
Christmas Rat
City Of Light, City Of Dark
City of Orphans
Crispin at the Edge of the World (Book 2) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the End of Time (Book 3) (audio excerpt available online)
Crispin: the Cross of Lead (Book 1) (audio excerpt available online)
Devil's Race
Don't You Know There's A War On?
Emily Upham's Revenge
Encounter At Easton
End of the Beginning
Ereth's Birthday (audio excerpt available online)
Escape from Home (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Fighting Ground
Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams
Good Dog
Hard Gold
History of Helpless Harry
Into The Storm (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Iron Thunder
Keep Your Eye on Amanda
Lord Kirkle's Money (Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2)
Man From The Sky
Man Who Was Poe
Mayor of Central Park
Midnight Magic
Murder at Midnight
Never Mind
Night Journeys
No More Magic
Nothing But The Truth
Perloo The Bold
Place Called Ugly
Poppy (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Ereth (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy and Rye (audio excerpt available online)
Poppy's Return (audio excerpt available online)
Prairie School
Punch With Judy
Ragweed (audio excerpt available online)
Romeo and Juliet, Together (And Alive!) At Last
S.O.R. Losers
Secret School
Seer of Shadows
Silent Movie
Smugglers' Island
Something Upstairs
Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name
Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution
Strange Happenings
Things That Sometimes Happen
Tom, Babette, & Simon
Traitors' Gate
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?
Who Stole The Wizard Of Oz?
Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
Windcatcher
Wolf Rider
Avi and his twin sister Emily Leider, also a writer, were born in New York City to Joseph Wortis, a psychiatrist, and Helen Wortis, a social worker. When he was young his sister gave him the nickname "Avi." Two of Avi's grandfathers were writers, and one grandmother was a playwright. In interviews, he recalled his mother reading to him and his sister every night, and going to the public library on Fridays. He is also the first cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin.
Prosecutors said there's a more likely scenario ... 24, 2023 while he and his mother were waiting at a gas station in the 3000 block of Dunckel Road, authorities said, The gun he was handling belonged to AvisCoward, who had gone inside the gas station.
The development was made possible due to the aviation ministry’s “complete focus” on strengthening the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) and ensuring safety oversight in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s standards.
Author bio.. Avi Shaposhnik is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hedgify ... Prior to founding OportoGroup, Avi worked for four years at MDG and Tachlit Indices, where he managed international trading operations ...
Santa Barbara, California, USA - October 28, 2024 - Renowned children's author Peter G ... His new book is the third installment in his illustrated children's series chronicling the adventures of siblings Avi and Anna.
Preserving the vista we cherish ... Kelley McCready ... BeckyThomas ... They contacted PPLD libraries around the city to locate paperback novels by Will Hobbs, Gary Paulson, Avi and many other authors for my students to read independently and in small groups ... H.
If those were not his exact words, this is how we heard them in Beirut, the twisted product of a perverse logic ... Nadim Shehadi ... Authors such as Benny Morris, Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappe, Tom Segev and Shlomo Sand are radically leading that thought process ... .
Historian and author Avi Shlaim was born in Baghdad in 1945, his family had lived in Iraq for literally millennia and they considered themselves just as Arab as their Muslim and Christian neighbours did.”.
(res.) Avi Shalev, a former researcher on the Palestinian arena in the research division and author of the book "The only Jew in the room" ... This officer has senior stature with broad authority.
NORTH WAZIRISTAN ... The helicopter had 21 individuals on board, including two foreign pilots ... The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said in a statement that the Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter (registration mark ... Sources said the injured were airlifted CMH.
My specialist this week, British Psychoanalytic Council-registered psychoanalyst Avi Shmueli, had a possibly different take on it. “The presenting situation is that your partner says he wants authority ...