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1	Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel more books like this by Avi add to wishlist When ninth-grader Philip Malloy is suspended from school for humming the national anthem instead of standing quietly, students, teachers, parents, and the national media become involved. Written in a documentary style, this novel is a Newbery Honor Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle more books like this by Avi add to wishlist It's 1835, and 13-year-old Charlotte Doyle is a well-educated, proper young lady who is traveling from her boarding school in England to join her family in America. Although she is somewhat scandalized to discover that she will be the only female (and, in fact, the only non-crew member) on the ship, Charlotte nonetheless boards the Seahawk and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Crispin: The Cross of Lead more books like this by Avi add to wishlist A New York Times Bestseller A Newbery Medal Winner In fourteenth-century England a nameless thirteen-year-old peasant boy, who thought he had little to lose, finds himself with even less. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he has been declared a "wolf's head," meaning that anyone can kill him on sight. To remain alive the boy must flee his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
4	Operating System Concepts more books like this by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin add to wishlist Keep pace with the fast-developing world of operating systems. Open-source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne's "Operating System Concepts, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.30! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Midnight Magic more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Princess Terasina claims to have seen the ghost of her dead brother walking in the halls of the castle where she lives. Mangus, an old magician, and Fabrizio, his 12-year-old servant, are called upon to help solve the mystery of the ghostly apparition. As they become more and more involved in the search, they are faced with death threats, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Cross of Lead more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal. In medieval England, 13-year-old Crispin has no home, family, or possessions. Accused of a crime he didn't commit, he takes his mother's cross of lead and begins an amazing and terrifying journey across the English countryside. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Wolf Rider more books like this by Avi add to wishlist "On an ordinary evening . . . 15-year-old Andy . . . receives a phone call from a stranger that changes his life. The caller, Zeke, confesses to the murder of a young woman named Nina. . . . An exciting tale of the terror lurking beneath everyday surroundings and behind ordinary events".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Man Who Was Poe more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Set in 1848, this is the story of Edmund, an 11-year-old boy desperately trying to solve the mystery of his family's disappearance. Edmund enlists the help of a stranger named Auguste Dupin, unaware that the man is actually the writer Edgar Allan Poe. Does Poe really want to help Edmund, or is he just seeking out grisly material for his next story? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End: The Right Way to Write Writing more books like this by Avi, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator) add to wishlist A laugh-out-loud marvelous sequel to The End of the Beginning from Newbery medalist Avi. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World more books like this by AVI Shlaim add to wishlist A revisionist Israeli historian offers a history of modern Israel that differs from the standard Israeli national narrative. see all copies from $8.45! new only from $13.76! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Poppy more books like this by Avi add to wishlist When she sneaks out of her house near Dimwood Forest, a teenage mouse named Poppy anticipates the happiest night of her life. Poppy fully expects to get engaged to her boyfriend, Ragweed, that night, but instead, Ragweed is murdered--killed right in front of Poppy by an owl named Mr. Ocax. Poppy is scared and confused; her father always told her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Seer of Shadows more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary tales--about a ghost in 1872 New York City who must be kept from carrying out a horrifying revenge. Rich in detail, full of the magic of early photography, here is a story about the shadows, visible and invisible, that are always lurking near. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.02! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant) more books like this by Avi, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the tradition of "The Little Prince" and "Alice in Wonderland," this completely original story--a modern fable for today--from the Newbery Medalist brims with wit, wisdom, and profound insights about the meaning of things great and small. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Secret School more books like this by Avi add to wishlist In this story set in 1925 Colorado, a 14-year-old girl named Ida secretly keeps a one-room schoolhouse running, and serves as its new instructor, after the teacher unexpectedly leaves town. Can Ida make the difficult transition from student to teacher and what will the school board do when they discover Ida's scheme? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Crispin: The Cross of Lead more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal. In medieval England, 13-year-old Crispin has no home, family, or possessions. Accused of a crime he didn't commit, he takes his mother's cross of lead and begins an amazing and terrifying journey across the English countryside. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Something Upstairs more books like this by Avi add to wishlist When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf and his family move into their new house, Kenny discovers that his room is haunted by the ghost of a slave named Caleb who was murdered in the early 19th century. Caleb summons Kenny back in time where he must solve Caleb's murder before he is able to return to the present. The author himself makes an appearance as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.73! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac more books like this by Avi, C B Mordan (Illustrator) add to wishlist After his father is killed, 13-year-old Tom Carroll takes a job at a Brooklyn ironworks. Tom learns that the men are building a ship from iron to be used by the Union Army against the Confederate ironclad called the "Merrimac." Illustrated with period photos, drawings, and maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History, Revised and Updated more books like this by AVI Shlaim add to wishlist The author examines U.S. diplomatic relations with Middle Eastern countries since the First World War. He is critical of the role the U.S. has played in the region; maintaining that the U.S. ignores the needs of the region. see all copies from $3.19! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Never Mind!: A Twin Novel more books like this by Avi, Rachel Vail add to wishlist Newbery Medalist Avi teams up with acclaimed author Vail for this double-sided, fun-filled chronicle of dueling twins, told in alternating voices. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| SVS
20 view cover	Fighting Ground more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Thirteen-year-old Jonathan dreams of fighting in the Revolutionary War. Within 24 hours, his dream comes true--he is recruited and joins the battle, only to be captured by Hessian soldiers. He manages to escape and return home, but he has changed from a boy to a man, his dreams of glory shattered by the horrible reality of war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic more books like this by Avi add to wishlist In the year 1046, in the town of Fulworth, a very old man named Thornton creakily mixed together, among other things, spider's legs, bits of gargoyle, white clay, unicorn tears, and the dust of a philosopher to capture the essence of life in four stones. Just after adding the breath of a young girl, he collapsed, leaving The Book Without Words. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948 more books like this by Eugene L Rogan (Editor), Avi Shlaim (Editor) add to wishlist The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the most intense and intractable international conflicts of modern times. This book is about the historical roots of that conflict. It re-examines the history of 1948, the war in which the newly-born state of Israel defeated the Palestinians and the regular Arab armies of the neighbouring states so decisively. ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $12.60! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Poppy and Rye more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Poppy, a deer mouse, journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bring the sad news to Ragweed's family. But Poppy and her porcupine pal, Ereth, arrive only to discover that beavers have flooded the serene valley where Ragweed lived. Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidnapping, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Traitors' Gate more books like this by Avi, Karina Raude (Illustrator) add to wishlist John Huffam is sure the tall man's beard is false. He's sure of little else in November 1849, the year he is fourteen, the year his father is sentenced to London's Whitecross Street Prison. Maybe the man following John -- who claims to be one Inspector Copperfield -- can explain why. Surely, Pa isn't prepared to reveal the truth, any more than the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Beyond the Western Sea 2: Lord Kirkle's Money more books like this by Avi add to wishlist Twelve-year-old Patrick and 15-year-old Maura O'Connell are fleeing the ravages of Ireland's potato famine. In Book Two, they are on board an immigrant ship, crowded into steerage, looking into the face of illness, death, and danger from sea, and from the fellow passengers. When they land in Lowell, Massachusetts, their dreams of America are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.49! \| first editions

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