Books by Avi
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review 1: I'm torn between a 3 and 4 on this one. The story was pretty interesting, despite the fact that even a vague knowledge of American history will spoil one of the big "surprises" of the plot. I liked the conflict. It gave me a better feel for some of the action of the American Revo...
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review 1: I am just waiting for this day to express my feeling about this book. It is just so good. It is about detective, the poverty, the way people live in America in 1893. The way the characters speak, the way the story goes is fast moving. And this book gives me a lot of small lessons...
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review 1: I really liked this book. The main character in this book is called Maks. Maks sister is accused of stealing a fancy watch. Maks has to try to find the truth while fighting off the Plug Uglies. The Plug Uglies are a gang that terrorize and steal money from kids on the street.I wo...
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review 1: Really, who doesn't love Avi? Crispin: The Cross of Lead was the Newberry Award winner several years ago and my students couldn't wait for me to continue reading aloud. They asked to miss their next class saying, "Really, you could write a note!" This was an audiobook from the...
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review 1: Murder at Midnight is a medieval mystery that is a prequel to another Avi novel, "Midnight Magic." Very rarely does a prequel carry the appeal that a standalone novel does, but believe me: this one delivers. And I am by no means a fan of the medieval theme, and there were a coupl...
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review 1: Not as good as I was hoping. Spruce is cute, pity about Rye though...THEY WERE SO IN LOVE!!!!! Wish Mephitis and the fox kits made an appearance. Felt that the book just kind of ended, like after the fire Avi was just in a rush like "...blah blah blah they moved back some didn't ...
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review 1: King Claudio of Pergamontio outlaws magic because he fears it. Master Mangus performs magic in Pergamontio. So, when treasonous papers appear in the kingdom, the king accuses Mangus of "writing" them with magic. How else would hundreds of completely identical papers be made? ...
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review 1: Early was a boy on a mission. This story of a young boy going across the country to find his Uncle Jesse was a well-written book. It is a very easy book for children to read and since Avi, who wrote “City of Orphans”, wrote it I can see his style of writing very clearly. How it i...