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'''Edward Irving Wortis''' (born [[December 23]], [[1937]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''Avi''',<ref name=ALA>American Library Association: "[http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume34/342swilliams.htm Cataloging Rules.]" URL accessed [[15 January]] 2007.</reF><ref name=Dict>Joan M. Reitz, ''Dictionary for Library and Information Science''. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.</ref> is a prominent [[American literature|American author]] of [[Children's literature|children's books]] and a winner of the [[Newbery Honor]] and [[Newbery Medal]].
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'''Edward Irving Wortis''' (born December 23, 1937), better known by the [[pen name]] '''Avi''',<ref name="ALA">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Sandra Q. |date=November-December 2005 |title=Cataloging Rules |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume34/342swilliams.cfm |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231150626/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/volume34/342swilliams.cfm |archive-date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2012 |website=American Library Association}}</ref><ref name="Dict">{{cite book |author=Reitz |first=Joan M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9WH9soOBrUCpg |title=Dictionary for Library and Information Science |publisher=Libraries Unlimited |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-59158-075-1 |page=531 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> is an American author of [[young adult literature|young adult]] and [[children's literature]]. He is a winner of the [[Newbery Medal]] and twice one of the runners-up ([[Newbery Honor]]).
== Biography ==
Avi and his twin sister Emily Wortis Leider (also a writer) were born in New York City to Joseph Wortis, a psychiatrist, and Helen [[Zunser]] Wortis, a social worker. He was born in 1937 in New York City. In the year after Avi's birth, his family moved to [[Brooklyn]]. When he was young his sister gave him the [[nickname]] "Avi," which he adopted as his ''nom de plume''. Two of Avi's great-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. Avi's brother Henry was considered a [[genius]] and went to college at age 15 (and later became a scientist).


== Biography ==
Avi is first cousin of actor [[Alan Arkin]].


Avi and his twin sister were born in [[Brooklyn, New York]] to [[Joseph Wortis]], an [[American Jews|American-Jewish]] [[psychiatrist]] of [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian-Jewish]] and [[History of the Jews in Alsace|Alsatian-Jewish]] descent, and Helen Wortis, a [[social worker]]. When he was one year old, his sister gave him the [[nickname]] "Avi".<ref name="bio">[http://www.avi-writer.com/about/about01.html About Avi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330022458/http://www.avi-writer.com/about/about01.html |date=March 30, 2010 }} avi-writer.com</ref> Both 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 Awards|Academy Award]]-winning actor [[Alan Arkin]].
After he flunked out of [[Stuyvesant High School]], Avi's parents transferred him to Elisabeth Irwin High School, a smaller [[private school]]. There he studied with a tutor, Ella Ratner (whom he credits for his writing success), and found that he had [[dysgraphia]], a condition causing one to reverse or misspell words.


Avi's parents transferred him from [[Stuyvesant High School]] to [[Elisabeth Irwin High School]], a smaller [[private school]]. At his new school, he studied with a tutor, Ella Ratner, whom he credits for his writing success. He struggled in school due to suffering from [[dysgraphia]], a writing disorder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2005 |title=Avi's Biography |url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3262 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131160508/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3262 |archive-date=January 31, 2009 |access-date=2012-06-25 |website=Scholastic.com}}</ref>
Avi is an extremely prolific author. He has written books for many different age groups and in many different [[genre]]s. Perhaps his most famous books fall under the category of historical fiction, but he has also written fantasies, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books. Avi has won many prestigious awards for his books, including a Newbery Honor for ''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]'' in 1991 and another for ''[[Nothing But the Truth (book)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' in 1992. His fiftieth book, ''[[Crispin: The Cross of Lead]],'' was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2003. As of the end of 2005, Avi has published 58 books, all written for children/young adults. In the year 2006 Avi wrote a sequel to ''[[Crispin: The Cross of Lead]]'' titled ''[[Crispin: At the Edge of the World]]''. After living in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], in the 1980s and 1990s, Avi now resides in [[Denver, Colorado]] with his wife, Linda.


Avi has written 80 books, almost entirely for [[children]] and [[young adult]]s. Along with ''The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'', he has written books for different age groups and in many different [[genre]]s including historical fiction, [[fantasy|fantasies]], graphic novels, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books. Avi has won awards for some of his books, including a [[Newbery Honor]] for ''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]'' in 1991 and another for ''[[Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel|Nothing but the Truth]]'' in 1992. His fiftieth book, ''[[Crispin: The Cross of Lead]],'' was awarded the [[Newbery Medal]] in 2003. Avi's book ''Iron Thunder,'' about the ironclad ''Monitor'' and its battle with the CSS ''Virginia'' in Hampton Roads, Virginia, was selected as the 2009 Beacon of Freedom Award winner by Williamsburg Regional Library and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beacon of Freedom Award Winners |url=http://www.wrl.org/books-and-reading/youth/beacon-freedom-award-winners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606185452/http://www.wrl.org/books-and-reading/youth/beacon-freedom-award-winners |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |website=wrl.org}}</ref> In 2006, Avi wrote a sequel to ''Crispin: The Cross of Lead'' titled ''[[Crispin: At the Edge of the World]].'' In the third part of the series, ''[[Crispin: The End of Time]]'' was published in 2010. His most recent novels, ''Catch You Later, Traitor'' and ''Old Wolf'' were met with critical success. In 2016, a collection of short stories was published by Candlewick Press, ''The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers.''
Avi has two sons, [[Shaun Wolf Wortis]] (b. 1965) and Kevin Wortis (b. 1968) with ex-wife, Joan Gabriner.


After living in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] in the 1980s and 1990s, Avi now lives in the Rocky Mountains of [[Colorado]], with his wife, Linda Cruise Wright.
== Bibliography ==
*''Sherwood Anderson's The Triumph of the Egg : and experiment in production styles'', 1962 (Dissertation)
*''Things That Sometimes Happen'', 1970
*''Snail Tail: The Adventures of a Rather Small Snail'', 1972
*''No More Magic'', 1975
*''Captain Grey'', 1977
*''Emily Upham's Revenge or How Deadwood Dick Saved the Banker's Niece: A Massachusetts Adventure'', 1978
*''[[Night Journeys]]'', 1979
*''American Children's Literature : A Bibliographic History'', 1979
*''Encounter At Easton'', 1980
*''History of Helpless Harry: to which is add a variety of amusing and entertaining adventures'', 1980
*''Man From The Sky'', 1980
*''Who Stole The Wizard Of Oz?'', 1981
*''A Place Called Ugly'', 1981
*''Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name'', 1982
*''Shadrach's Crossing'', 1983
*''Smuggler's Island'', 1983
*''Devils Race'', 1984
*''S.O.R. Losers'', 1984
*''The Fighting Ground'', 1984
*''Bright Shadow'', 1985
*''Wolf Rider'', 1986
*''Romeo & Juliet, Together and Alive at Last'', 1987
*[[Something Upstairs: A Tale of Ghosts]] 1988
*''[[The Man Who Was Poe]]'', 1989
*''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]'', 1990
*''[[Nothing But the Truth (book)|Nothing But the Truth]]'', 1991
*''Windcatcher'', 1991
*''Blue Heron'', 1992
*''Who Was that Masked Man Anyway?'', 1992
*''City of Light/City of Dark'', 1993
*''Punch With Judy'', 1993
*''[[The Barn]]'', 1994
*''The Bird the Frog and the Light : A Fable'', 1994
*''Tales From Dimwood Forest: Poppy'', 1995
*''Tom, Babbette & Simon'', 1995
*''Beyond the Western Sea: The Escape from Home (Book I)'', 1996
*''Beyond the Western Sea: Lord Kirkle's Money (Book II)'', 1996
*''Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams'', 1997
*''Keep Your Eyes on Amanda'', 1997
*''What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything? and other stories'', 1997
*''Talk to Me'', 1997
*''Perloo the Bold'', 1998
*''Tales From Dimwood Forest: Poppy & Rye'', 1998
*''Abigail Takes the Wheel'', 1999
*''[[Midnight Magic]]'', 1999
*''Tales From Dimwood Forest: Ragweed'', 1999
*''Amanda Joins the Circus'', 1999
*''Second Sight: Stories for a New Millennium'', 1999
*''Tales From Dimwood Forest: Ereth's Birthday'', 2000
*''The Christmas Rat'', 2000


== Works ==
*''Don't You Know There's a War On?'', 2001

*''Prairie School'', 2001
=== Standalone works ===
*''The Good Dog'', 2001
* ''Scout's Honor''
*''The Secret School'', 2001
* ''Things That Sometimes Happen: Very Short Stories for Little Listeners'' (1970)
*''[[Crispin: The Cross of Lead ]]'', 2002
* ''Snail Tale'' (1972), re-published in 2004 as the ''End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail''
*''Silent Movie'', 2003
* ''No More Magic'' (1975)
*''The Mayor of Central Park'', 2003
*''[[Never Mind]]'', 2004
* ''Captain Grey'' (1977)
* ''Emily Upham's Revenge'' (1978)
*''The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)'', 2004
* ''The History of Helpless Harry'' (1980)
*''Tales from Dimwood Forest: Poppy's Return'', 2005
* ''The Man from the Sky'' (1980)
*''The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic'', 2005
* ''A Place Called Ugly'' (1981)
*''Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation'', 2006
*''[[Crispin: At the Edge of the World]]'', 2006
* ''Who Stole the Wizard Of Oz?'' (1981)
* ''Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name'' (1982)
*''The Traitors' Gate'', 2007
* ''Devil's Race'' (1984)
* ''[[The Fighting Ground]]'' (1984)
* ''S.O.R. Losers'' (1984)
* ''Bright Shadow'' (1985)
* ''Wolf Rider'' (1986)
* ''Romeo and Juliet, Together (and Alive!) At Last'' (1987)
* ''[[Something Upstairs]]'' (1988)
* ''The Man Who Was Poe'' (1989)
* ''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (1991)
* ''WINDCATCHER'' (1991)
* ''Blue Heron'' (1992)
* ''Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?'' (1992)
* ''City of Light, City of Dark'' (1993)
* ''Punch with Judy'' (1993)
* ''The Barn'' (1994)
* ''Smugglers' Island'' (1994)
* ''Tom, Babette, & Simon: Three Tales of Transformation'' (1995)
* ''Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: The Escape From Home'' (1996)
* ''Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money'' (1996), also published as ''Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2: Into The Storm''
* ''Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams'' (1997)
* ''What Do Fish Have To Do with Anything?'' (1997)
* ''Perloo the Bold'' (1998)
* ''Abigail Takes the Wheel'' (1999)
* ''Amanda Joins the Circus'' (1999)
* ''Keep Your Eye on Amanda'' (1999)
* ''The Christmas Rat'' (2000)
* ''City of Orphans'' (2000)
* ''Don't You Know There's a War On?'' (2001)
* ''[[The Good Dog]]'' (2001)
* ''Prairie School'' (2001)
* ''Secret School'' (2001)
* ''The Mayor of Central Park'' (2003)
* ''Silent Movie'' (2003)
* ''Never Mind: A Twin Novel'' (2004)
* ''The Book Without Words'' (2005)
* ''Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation'' (2005)
* ''Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac'' (2007)
* ''The Traitors' Gate'' (2007)
* ''A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End'' (2008)
* ''Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859'' (2008)
* ''Seer of Shadows'' (2008)
* ''Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution'' (2012)
* ''Catch You Later, Traitor'' (2015)
* ''Old Wolf'' (2015)
* ''The Most Important Thing: Stories About Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers'' (2017)
* ''School of the Dead'' (2016)
* ''The Player King'' (2017)
* ''The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts'' (2017)
* ''The Button War'' (2018)
* ''The End of the World and Beyond'' (2019)
* ''Gold Rush Girl'' (2020)
* ''Loyalty'' (2022)

=== Series ===

==== ''Night Journeys'' ====
* ''Night Journeys'' (1979)
* ''Encounter at Easton'' (1980)

==== ''Dimwood Forest'' ====
* ''[[Poppy (novel)|Poppy]]'' (1995)
* ''Poppy and Rye'' (1997)
* ''Ragweed'' (1999) – prequel to ''Poppy''
* ''Ereth's Birthday'' (2000)
* ''Poppy's Return'' (2005)
* ''Poppy and Ereth'' (2009)
* ''Ragweed and Poppy'' (2020) – prequel to ''Poppy'' set after ''Ragweed''

==== ''Beyond the Western Sea'' ====
* ''Escape from Home'' (1996)
* ''Lord Kirkle's Money: Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2'' (1996)

==== ''Midnight Magic'' ====
* ''Midnight Magic'' (1999)
* ''Murder at Midnight'' (2009) – prequel to Midnight Magic
* ''City of Magic'' (2022)

==== ''Crispin'' ====
* ''[[Crispin: The Cross of Lead|Crispin: the Cross of Lead]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Crispin: At the Edge of the World|Crispin at the Edge of the World]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Crispin: The End of Time|Crispin: the End of Time]]'' (2010)


==References==
==References==
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== External links==
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
*[http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=1768&collateralID=5091&displayName=Biography Avi at Scholastic's webpage]
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
*[http://www.avi-writer.com/ Avi's Website]
* {{official website}}
*[http://www.educationoasis.com/bc/authorpages/avi.htm/ Educational links]
* [http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/avi Avi] at [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Teachers]] – first-person narrative and 2005 online interview by students
*[http://www.webenglishteacher.com/avi.html Lesson plans and other resources] at Web English Teacher
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061110012405/http://www.webenglishteacher.com/avi.html Lesson plans and other resources] at Web English Teacher<!-- redirect to homepage without Avi content ? -->
* {{isfdb name|6305|Avi}}
* {{LCAuth|n79074323|Avi|99|}}
*[https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/p17208coll5/id/65597/rec/96 Interview with Avi], All About Kids! TV Series #86 (1991)


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Avi
BornEdward Irving Wortis
(1937-12-23) December 23, 1937 (age 87)
New York City, U.S.
Pen nameAvi
OccupationNovelist
GenreChildren's and YA fiction
Notable works
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
2003, Crispin
SpouseLinda Cruise Wright
Parents
RelativesAlan Arkin (cousin)
Website
www.avi-writer.com

Edward Irving Wortis (born December 23, 1937), better known by the pen name Avi,[1][2] is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice one of the runners-up (Newbery Honor).

Biography

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Avi and his twin sister were born in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph Wortis, an American-Jewish psychiatrist of Russian-Jewish and Alsatian-Jewish descent, and Helen Wortis, a social worker. When he was one year old, his sister gave him the nickname "Avi".[3] Both 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.

Avi's parents transferred him from Stuyvesant High School to Elisabeth Irwin High School, a smaller private school. At his new school, he studied with a tutor, Ella Ratner, whom he credits for his writing success. He struggled in school due to suffering from dysgraphia, a writing disorder.[4]

Avi has written 80 books, almost entirely for children and young adults. Along with The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, he has written books for different age groups and in many different genres including historical fiction, fantasies, graphic novels, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books. Avi has won awards for some of his books, including a Newbery Honor for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle in 1991 and another for Nothing but the Truth in 1992. His fiftieth book, Crispin: The Cross of Lead, was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2003. Avi's book Iron Thunder, about the ironclad Monitor and its battle with the CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads, Virginia, was selected as the 2009 Beacon of Freedom Award winner by Williamsburg Regional Library and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.[5] In 2006, Avi wrote a sequel to Crispin: The Cross of Lead titled Crispin: At the Edge of the World. In the third part of the series, Crispin: The End of Time was published in 2010. His most recent novels, Catch You Later, Traitor and Old Wolf were met with critical success. In 2016, a collection of short stories was published by Candlewick Press, The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers.

After living in Providence, Rhode Island in the 1980s and 1990s, Avi now lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, with his wife, Linda Cruise Wright.

Works

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Standalone works

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  • Scout's Honor
  • Things That Sometimes Happen: Very Short Stories for Little Listeners (1970)
  • Snail Tale (1972), re-published in 2004 as the End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail
  • No More Magic (1975)
  • Captain Grey (1977)
  • Emily Upham's Revenge (1978)
  • The History of Helpless Harry (1980)
  • The Man from the Sky (1980)
  • A Place Called Ugly (1981)
  • Who Stole the Wizard Of Oz? (1981)
  • Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name (1982)
  • Devil's Race (1984)
  • The Fighting Ground (1984)
  • S.O.R. Losers (1984)
  • Bright Shadow (1985)
  • Wolf Rider (1986)
  • Romeo and Juliet, Together (and Alive!) At Last (1987)
  • Something Upstairs (1988)
  • The Man Who Was Poe (1989)
  • The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990)
  • Nothing But the Truth (1991)
  • WINDCATCHER (1991)
  • Blue Heron (1992)
  • Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway? (1992)
  • City of Light, City of Dark (1993)
  • Punch with Judy (1993)
  • The Barn (1994)
  • Smugglers' Island (1994)
  • Tom, Babette, & Simon: Three Tales of Transformation (1995)
  • Beyond the Western Sea, Book 1: The Escape From Home (1996)
  • Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2: Lord Kirkle's Money (1996), also published as Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2: Into The Storm
  • Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams (1997)
  • What Do Fish Have To Do with Anything? (1997)
  • Perloo the Bold (1998)
  • Abigail Takes the Wheel (1999)
  • Amanda Joins the Circus (1999)
  • Keep Your Eye on Amanda (1999)
  • The Christmas Rat (2000)
  • City of Orphans (2000)
  • Don't You Know There's a War On? (2001)
  • The Good Dog (2001)
  • Prairie School (2001)
  • Secret School (2001)
  • The Mayor of Central Park (2003)
  • Silent Movie (2003)
  • Never Mind: A Twin Novel (2004)
  • The Book Without Words (2005)
  • Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation (2005)
  • Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac (2007)
  • The Traitors' Gate (2007)
  • A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End (2008)
  • Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 (2008)
  • Seer of Shadows (2008)
  • Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution (2012)
  • Catch You Later, Traitor (2015)
  • Old Wolf (2015)
  • The Most Important Thing: Stories About Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers (2017)
  • School of the Dead (2016)
  • The Player King (2017)
  • The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts (2017)
  • The Button War (2018)
  • The End of the World and Beyond (2019)
  • Gold Rush Girl (2020)
  • Loyalty (2022)

Series

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Night Journeys

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  • Night Journeys (1979)
  • Encounter at Easton (1980)

Dimwood Forest

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  • Poppy (1995)
  • Poppy and Rye (1997)
  • Ragweed (1999) – prequel to Poppy
  • Ereth's Birthday (2000)
  • Poppy's Return (2005)
  • Poppy and Ereth (2009)
  • Ragweed and Poppy (2020) – prequel to Poppy set after Ragweed

Beyond the Western Sea

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  • Escape from Home (1996)
  • Lord Kirkle's Money: Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2 (1996)

Midnight Magic

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  • Midnight Magic (1999)
  • Murder at Midnight (2009) – prequel to Midnight Magic
  • City of Magic (2022)

Crispin

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Sandra Q. (November–December 2005). "Cataloging Rules". American Library Association. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Reitz, Joan M. (2004). Dictionary for Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited. p. 531. ISBN 978-1-59158-075-1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ About Avi Archived March 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine avi-writer.com
  4. ^ "Avi's Biography". Scholastic.com. October 28, 2005. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Beacon of Freedom Award Winners". wrl.org. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.
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