Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tom, Babette & Simon Tom, Babette & Simon Avi Three original stories in which a boy and a cat change places, a young man learns the price of selfishness, and an invisible princess finds herself. OL15154487W
Perloo the bold Perloo the bold Avi A scholarly, shy member of the rabbit-like Montmers, Perloo is content sipping myrtle tea and reading his history books in his warm burrow. Until the day Perloo's quiet life is interrupted by a myste… OL15392581W
A beginning, a muddle, and an end A beginning, a muddle, and an end Avi Avon the snail and Edward the ant are back for another funny--and philosophical--adventure. This time, Avon has decided he wants to be a writer, only to discover that writing is way more difficult th… OL16580310W
Crispin--The Cross of Lead Crispin--The Cross of Lead Avi (From Goodreads): 'Asta's Son' is all he's ever been called. The lack of a name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in 14th century medieval England. But this thirteen … OL16813162W
Sophia's War Sophia's War Avi In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including b… OL17720537W
Man From the Sky Man From the Sky Avi In an almost foolproof scheme, a man parachutes from an airplane with a large amount of money, only to be seen by a boy who has a reputation for seeing things in the clouds. OL17727187W
Crispin at the Edge of the World Crispin at the Edge of the World Avi He was a nameless orphan, marked for death by his masters for an unknown crime. Discovering his name -- Crispin -- only intensified the mystery. Then Crispin met Bear, who helped him learn the secret… OL17784998W
Into the storm Into the storm Avi Escaping their impoverished Irish village and boarding a ship to America, 15-year-old Maura and 12-year-old Patrick endure a treacherous journey, wondering what the new world will bring, while helpin… OL18153457W
The player king The player king Avi In 1486 England, a penniless kitchen boy named Lambert Simnel is told by a mysterious friar that he, Lambert, is actually Prince Edward, the true King of England, setting him on a dangerous course to… OL19717864W
Catch You Later, Traitor Catch You Later, Traitor Avi "It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, ac… OL19997615W
The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts Avi In 1724 England, twelve-year-old Oliver Cromwell Pitts embarks on a journey from his seaside home in Melcombe Regis to London to find his father and his older sister, a journey filled with thieves, a… OL20054281W
Abigail Takes the Wheel Abigail Takes the Wheel Avi When the first mate of the freight boat Neptune falls ill, it is up to Abigail, the captain's daughter, to steer the ship up the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York City. OL265934W
Captain Grey Captain Grey Avi "A robust pirate adventure with a neat twist." -- -- The New York Times Book Review OL265939W
Midnight Magic Midnight Magic Avi Mangus the Magician must free a princess from a terrifying ghost. Naturally, Mangus doesn't believe in ghosts. He doesn't even believe in magic! However, his servant boy, Fabrizio, is a secret friend… OL265945W
Something Upstairs Something Upstairs Avi 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 nineteenth … OL265953W
Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name Avi It wasn't that thirteen-year-old Conrad didn't like living with his aunt and uncle in St. Louis. It's just that his mother and father both lived in New York and he hadn't seen them lately. And he had… OL265955W
Strange Happenings Strange Happenings Avi Children become cats and birds, a once-invisible young woman pieces herself back together, and the identity of a mysterious baseball mascot is uncovered--all within this eclectic collection from mast… OL265956W
A Place Called Ugly A Place Called Ugly Avi There's no reasoning with Owen.The island cottage where he and his family have spent the last ten summers "must" be preserved. And he's going to do it. Never mind that bulldozer stands outside, ready… OL265967W
The Man Who Was Poe The Man Who Was Poe Avi In Providence, R.I., in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a… OL265970W
Nothing but the Truth Nothing but the Truth Avi (From Scholastic (publisher) website): In this thought provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth grader Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing gra… OL265971W
Next page