4 good links
- Avi
His official site, with a brief bio and good personal notes on his books
- Avi
Gale Group biography with very good details
- Avi Biography
Scholastic News profile, interview transcript and teacher's guide
- Learning About Avi
A young student offers some of the best background on Avi
Avi Biography
Avi is the author of several novels for young readers and has won Newbery awards for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990), Nothing But The Truth (1991) and Poppy (1995). A longtime librarian before becoming a novelist, he has written historical novels, comedies, animal adventures and ghost stories. His books include No More Magic (1979), The Man Who Was Poe (1990) and Beyond the Western Sea (1997).
Extra credit:
He has said he got the nickname Avi from his sister, but was too young to remember why... Avi does not use his family name because they discouraged him from becoming a writer.
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