Avi

Gold Rush Girl by Newbery Medalist Avi transports readers to mud-caked, tent-filled San Francisco in 1848. A determined heroine embarks on an unintended — and perilous — adventure to save her brother. Victoria Blaisdell, longing for independence and adventure, yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! However, it is 1848, and Tory isn’t...

Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old rules and new ways in the Roaring Twenties.Attending high school in Steamboat Springs is Ida Bidson’s dream—it’s her next step toward becoming a teacher and her best shot at escaping a life of milking cows. It’s 1925, and from using telephones to attending movies,...

Newbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain. When Santo’s father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their family together until he has enough money to bring the rest...

In this spine-tingling story from Newbery Medal winner Avi, a boy must solve the mystery of the ghost haunting him. Full of twists and turns that get spookier by the chapter, School of the Dead is a fast-paced mystery that Avi’s fans will devour! For most of Tony Gilbert’s life, he has thought of his uncle as “Weird Uncle Charlie.”...