(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 Escape from Home (1996) Lord Kirkle's Money: Beyond the Western Sea, Book 2 (1996) Midnight Magic Midnight Magic (1999) Murder at Midnight (2009) – prequel to Midnight Magic City of Magic (2022) Crispin Crispin: the Cross of Lead (2002) Crispin at the Edge of the World (2006) Crispin: the End of Time'' (2010) References External links Avi at Scholastic Teachers – first-person narrative and 2005 online interview by students Lesson plans and other resources at Web English Teacher Interview with Avi, All About Kids! TV Series #86 (1991) 1937 births 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century pseudonymous writers 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century pseudonymous writers Alsatian Jews American children's writers American historical novelists American writers of young adult literature American male novelists American people of Russian-Jewish descent Antioch College alumni Living people Newbery Medal winners Newbery Honor winners Novelists from New York (state) Stuyvesant High School alumni Writers from Brooklyn