The Book Without Words (24 page)

AVI
is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery Medal winner,
Crispin: The Cross
of Lead
, and its sequel, Crispin: At the
Edge of the World
. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. Avi lives with his family in Denver.