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  • The Fighting Ground

    Avi

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 27, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. He may be just thirteen, but Jonathan knows he's ready to go to the war against the British. He can handle a gun. He yearns to battle for glory, just like his brother and cousin. So when Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling men to fight, he runs to join them. He doesn't realize that in just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever altered -- by the war, by his fellow soldiers, and by the terrible choices he must make.
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  • Something Upstairs

    Avi

    Library Binding (Turtleback, July 1, 2010)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early 19th century and prevent his murder by slave traders.
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  • The End of the World and Beyond

    Avi

    Paperback (Algonquin Young Readers, Aug. 18, 2020)
    Convicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, endures inedible food, filthy conditions, and deadly storms on his voyage across the Atlantic. But the hazardous shipboard journey is nothing compared to the peril that waits for him on the colonial shores. In Annapolis, Oliver’s indentured servitude is purchased by the foul, miserly Fitzhugh, who may have murdered another servant. On Fitzhugh’s isolated tobacco farm, Oliver’s only companion is an enslaved boy named Bara. Oliver and Bara become fast friends with one powerful goal: to escape Fitzhugh. Oliver hopes he can find his sister, Charity, brought somewhere in the colonies on a different ship. Bara dreams of reaching a community of free black people in the cypress swamp who may help him gain his liberty. But first the boys must flee Fitzhugh’s plantation and outrun their brutal pursuer and the dangers that lurk in the swamp.
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  • Devil's Race

    Avi

    language (HarperCollins, March 8, 2016)
    ‘Sixteen-year-old John Proud discovers his family's dark secret'in 1854 an ancestral namesake confessed to being a demon. Now John finds himself battling his ancestor who is trying to use John for an evil purpose. Mounting suspense plus the sure draw of occult horror will keep readers turning the pages.' 'BL. 1985 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA) 2001 ALA Popular Paperback for YAs
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  • Poppy

    Avi

    Audio CD (n/a, March 15, 2006)
    Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
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  • Bright Shadow

    Avi

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-08-11, Aug. 11, 2008)
    Having used four of the five wishes she is granted to make on behalf of the hapless citizens of her country, Morwenna flees the kingdom to decide what to do with the last wish.
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  • Iron Thunder: A Civil War Novel

    Avi

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Inc., Oct. 1, 2015)
    [Children (Ages 8-12)] [Read by Tyler Greenlaw] This is a brilliantly written description of a major sea battle through the eyes of a teenaged boy who both helped build the Monitor and fought on it. After his father is killed fighting for the Union, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes a job at a Brooklyn ironworks to support his family. He quickly learns that they are building an ironclad ''unsinkable'' ship to be called the Monitor to finally sink the Confederates' ''unsinkable'' ship, the Merrimac.
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  • Into the Storm: Beyond the Western Sea Book Two

    Avi

    language (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 2012)
    Avi's suspenseful seafaring adventure ESCAPE FROM HOME continues in INTO THE STORM.Fifteen-year-old Maura and twelve-year-old Patrick O'Connell are finally free from the impoverished conditions of their small Irish village. Though they've made it onto the ship to America, there's still a treacherous journey ahead of them.In the storage hold, ten-year-old Laurence Kirkle struggles to survive and stay hidden as the ship's crew searches for stowaways to throw overboard. All three children are in search of a better world and a new home. But will they find what they're looking for in America?Once again, Avi skillfully creates an edge-of-your-seat adventure brimming with action and heart.
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  • Who Was That Masked Man Anyway?

    Avi

    eBook (Scholastic Paperbacks, July 29, 2014)
    A fast-paced, madcap adventure--with a fresh new cover treatment--from the always surprising raconteur, Avi!It's the spring of 1945 in Brooklyn, and while WWII rages in Europe, sixth grader Frankie Wattleson--inspired by the heroics of The Lone Ranger and other radio show idols--sets out to right the wrongs of the world. Frankie is so caught up in his superhero stories that he becomes convinced the tenant renting his brother's room is a mad scientist. Can Frankie and his trusty sidekick, Mario, save the world from an evil genius? Or will Frankie's mother pull the plug on their schemes before they can save the day?Told exclusively through dialogue and radio excerpts, this fast-paced story shows off Avi's versatility and incomparable storytelling skills.
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  • Beyond the Western Sea, Book Two: Lord Kirkle's Money

    Avi

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Continues the adventures of fifteen-year-old Maura, her younger brother Patrick, a young stowaway, and some unusual characters as they sail from England to the New World in 1851
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  • The Secret School

    Avi

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 1, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Ida's one-room school closes, her dream of continuing her own education in order to become a teacher is jeopardized. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out.
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  • The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers

    Avi

    Hardcover (Candlewick, April 26, 2016)
    One of the most beloved writers of our time presents seven short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons.Luke sees the ghost of his father but can’t figure out what Dad wants him to do. Paul takes a camping trip with the grandfather he’s just met and discovers what lies behind the man’s erratic behavior. Ryan has some surprising questions when he interviews his prospective stepfather for the job. In a compellingly honest collection of stories, multiple-award-winning author Avi introduces seven boys — boys with fathers at home and boys whose fathers have left, boys who spend most of their time with their grandfathers and boys who would rather spend time with anyone but the men in their lives. By turns heartbreaking, hopeful, and funny, the stories show us boys seeking acceptance, guidance, or just someone to look up to. Each one shines a different light on the question “What is the most important thing a father can do for his son?”
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