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 * ||< **About the Author** ||< **Author's Life** || **About the Book** ||< **Book 1 Title:** //The// //Fighting Ground// ||< **Book 2 Title:**//**Crispin The Cross Of Lead**// ||< **Book 3 Title:The Book Without Words** ||< **Book 4 Title :** ||< **Book 5 Title:** ||< **Book 6 Title :** ||
 * Denver, Colorado
 * Born in Brooklyn,NY
 * **Setting** ||<
 * 1778
 * Germany ||<
 * 1377 A.D,. in Stromford Village and Great Wexley, England ||<
 * Fulworth 1046 ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * A wife Helen with 3 sons 2 are rock musicians the 3rd is a journalist
 * One twin sister named Emily who is a poetry writer. he is 5 min. older
 * Has grandchildren
 * **Characters** ||<
 * Jonathan
 * Father
 * 2 brothers 1 sister
 * Divorced mother
 * Crispin,Asta,John Aycliffe,Father Quinely,Bear, Widow Daventry, John Ball ||<
 * Sybil, Odo,Alfric,Thorston,Brother Wilfrid, Bashcroft,Damion,and Weebly ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * Sybil, Odo,Alfric,Thorston,Brother Wilfrid, Bashcroft,Damion,and Weebly ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * Written 60 books
 * Used to live in New Hope, PA, then moved to Denver, CO then moved to Providence,RI then moved back to Denver,CO where now lives
 * **Problem(s) & Solution(s)** ||<
 * John goes to war
 * Enemys catch him
 * American soilders come and save him ||<
 * Problem-Crispin has been declared a wolf's headand people are looking to kill him
 * Solution-Crispin goes to save Bear and they kill John Acliffe ||<
 * Sybil and Odo will die if Master Thorston eats the stones
 * Give the Book Without Words to Brother Wilfrid and kill Master Thorston ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * Shy, closed about self, sometimes funny, and sarcastic
 * As kid, shy, not into sports, loved to read and still does, and play imagination games
 * **Genre, Mood or Writing Style** ||<
 * Historical fiction
 * Mixed emotions throughout book ||<
 * Genre- Historical Fiction
 * Mood- Tense ||<
 * Historical Fiction or Horror
 * Tense and Scary ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * Tense and Scary ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * has no life lessons willing to share
 * **Theme** ||<
 * Written in Journal form ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * Real name, Edward Irving Wortis
 * Father, Joesph = Docter. Mother= Weaver then Social Worker
 * Hobbies= cooking and photography
 * Likes Denver Broncos
 * Lived in the house thats in //Something Upstairs//
 * Been writing for about 50 years
 * Librarian for 25 years
 * Avi is only name he uses
 * Got name Avi from sister
 * Takes about 1 year to write novel
 * Poor writer as kid failed all courses in high school because of dysgraphia, a reading disorder
 * Won 2 Newberry honors
 * **Other****(multicultural, hobbies, favorites, interesting facts, etc.)** ||< * ||<
 * Mother died in beggining father died before he was born because of a Plague.
 * Kind of like Galileo punished for actiions ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||