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Avi (author)

August 25, 2023

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).

Avi
BornEdward Irving Wortis
(1937-12-23) December 23, 1937 (age 85)
New York City, U.S.
Pen nameAvi
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's and YA fiction
Notable works
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
2003, Crispin
SpouseLinda Cruise Wright
Parents
RelativesAlan Arkin (cousin)
Website
www.avi-writer.com

Biography Edit

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] 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.

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 Edit

Standalone works Edit

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Loyalty (2022)

Series’s Edit

Night Journeys Edit

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

Dimwood Forest Edit

  • 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)

Beyond the Western Sea Edit

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

Midnight Magic Edit

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

Crispin Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Sandra Q. Williams, 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) . November/December 2005
  2. ^ Joan M. Reitz (2004). Dictionary for Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited. p. 531. ISBN 978-1-59158-075-1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  3. ^ About Avi March 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine avi-writer.com
  4. ^ Avi's Biography. Scholastic.com (October 28, 2005). Retrieved on 2012-06-25.
  5. ^ Beacon of Freedom Award Winners June 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. wrl.org

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This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 AviBornEdward Irving Wortis 1937 12 23 December 23 1937 age 85 New York City U S Pen nameAviOccupationNovelistNationalityAmericanGenreChildren s and YA fictionNotable worksThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Nothing But the Truth Crispin The Cross of Lead PoppyNotable awardsNewbery Medal 2003 CrispinSpouseLinda Cruise WrightParentsJoseph WortisHelen WortisRelativesAlan Arkin cousin Websitewww wbr avi writer wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Standalone works 2 2 Series s 2 2 1 Night Journeys 2 2 2 Dimwood Forest 2 2 3 Beyond the Western Sea 2 2 4 Midnight Magic 2 2 5 Crispin 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditAvi 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 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 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 EditStandalone works Edit 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 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 amp 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 amp 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 Loyalty 2022 Series s Edit Night Journeys Edit Night Journeys 1979 Encounter at Easton 1980 Dimwood Forest Edit 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 Beyond the Western Sea Edit Escape from Home 1996 Lord Kirkle s Money Beyond the Western Sea Book 2 1996 Midnight Magic Edit Midnight Magic 1999 Murder at Midnight 2009 prequel to Midnight Magic City of Magic 2022 Crispin Edit Crispin the Cross of Lead 2002 Crispin at the Edge of the World 2006 Crispin the End of Time 2010 References Edit Sandra Q Williams American Library Association Cataloging Rules Archived from the original on December 31 2008 Retrieved June 25 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link November December 2005 Joan M Reitz 2004 Dictionary for Library and Information Science Libraries Unlimited p 531 ISBN 978 1 59158 075 1 Retrieved June 26 2012 About Avi Archived March 30 2010 at the Wayback Machine avi writer com Avi s Biography Scholastic com October 28 2005 Retrieved on 2012 06 25 Beacon of Freedom Award Winners Archived June 6 2012 at the Wayback Machine wrl orgExternal links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Avi author Children s literature portalOfficial website Avi at Scholastic Teachers first person narrative and 2005 online interview by students Lesson plans and other resources at Web English Teacher Avi at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Avi at Library of Congress with 99 library catalog records Interview with Avi All About Kids TV Series 86 1991 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avi author amp oldid 1172186814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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