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The Crispin: Cross of Lead

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 25,434 Ratings and 2,497 Reviews

Book Description
Genre-jumping author Avi clocks in here with his 50th book, Crispin: The Cross of Lead, an action-packed historical narrative that follows the frantic flight of a 13-year-old peasant boy across 14th-century England.

After being declared a "wolf's head" by his manor's corrupt steward for a crime he didn't commit (meaning that anyone can kill him like a common animal--and collect a rew... More
Book Information
PublisherHyperion Juvenile
BindingPaperback (24 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages320
ISBN-100786816589
ISBN-13978-0786816583
Publication Date06/01/2004
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About Avi (Author) : Avi is a published author, compiler, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Avi include Smugglers' Island, City of Light City of Dark, ... more
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8/2/2010 chandler wing tagged as: I'm reading

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6/22/2009 julia b tagged as: I read

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1/30/2009 BG Hoover tagged as: I read, I recommend, Avi

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12/10/2008 Jonathan Wilson

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8/12/2007 Christy Evers said: Avi is a master word smyth. His descriptions are devine and the characters, compelling.
tags: I read, Inspired me

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