The Cross of Lead (19 page)

AVI
is the author of more than fifty books, in such genres as historical fiction, mysteries, adventure stories, fantasies, ghost stories, and animal tales. His acclaimed works include
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
(winner of a Newbery Honor and the
Boston Globe-Horn Book
Award);
Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel
(winner of a Newbery Honor and a
Boston Globe-Horn Book
Honor);
Poppy
(winner of the
Boston Globe-Horn Book
Award);
Encounter at Easton
(winner of the Christopher Award); and
The Fighting Ground
(winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction).

Avi lives with his family in Denver, Colorado.