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Avi Books in Order

Avi has written 86 books, published between 1970 and 2026. The first book is Things That Sometimes Happen (1970) and the newest is The Road From Nowhere (2026). One more title is announced: Rat Race (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86 + 1 announced
Published
1970–2026
Pages on record
10,314 in 54 of 87 books
Reading time
172–258 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,314 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 87 titles with a page count on record.

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Avi is the pen name of Edward Irving Wortis, an American author of children's and young adult books born December 23, 1937. Avi won the 2003 Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead and was a Newbery runner-up in 1991 and 1992. The catalogue records 87 books from Things That Sometimes Happen (1970) to The Road From Nowhere (2026), and Rat Race is set for 2027. Series include Crispin, Dimwood Forest and Beyond the Western Sea. Ghosts, animals, adventure and mysteries appear among the subjects.

How many Avi books are there?

Avi has 86 published books, released between 1970 and 2026. They include 4 series and 71 titles listed outside any series. One more, Rat Race (2027), is announced.

Avi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 87 Avi books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Things That Sometimes Happen by Avi (1970)
  2. Cover of Snail Tale by Avi (1972)
  3. Cover of No More Magic by Avi (1975)
  4. Cover of Man from the Sky by Avi (1980)
  5. Cover of The History Of Helpless Harry by Avi (1980)
  6. Cover of A Place Called Ugly by Avi (1981)
  7. Cover of Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? by Avi (1981)
  8. Cover of Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name by Avi (1982)
  9. Cover of Shadrach's Crossing by Avi (1983)
  10. Cover of Devil's Race by Avi (1984)
  11. Cover of S O R Losers by Avi (1984)
  12. Cover of Bright Shadow by Avi (1985)
  13. Cover of Wolf Rider by Avi (1986)
  14. Cover of Romeo and Juliet--Togetherat Last by Avi (1987)
  15. Cover of Something Upstairs by Avi (1988)
  16. Cover of The Man Who Was Poe by Avi (1989)
  17. Cover of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi (1990)
  18. Cover of Nothing But the Truth by Avi (1991)
  19. Cover of Windcatcher by Avi (1991)
  20. Cover of "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?" by Avi (1992)
  21. Cover of Blue Heron by Avi (1992)
  22. Cover of City of Light, City of Dark by Avi (1993)
  23. Cover of Punch with Judy by Avi (1993)
  24. Cover of The Bird, the Frog, and the Light by Avi (1994)
  1. 1
    Things That Sometimes Happen1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  2. 2
    Snail Tale1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  3. 3
    No More Magic1975 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975144
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  4. 4
    Emily Upham's Revenge1978 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978172
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  5. 5
    Man from the Sky1980 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980120
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  6. 6
    The History Of Helpless Harry1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  7. 7
    A Place Called Ugly1981 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981144
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  8. 8
    Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?1981 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981116
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  9. 9
    Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name1982 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982144
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  10. 10
    Shadrach's Crossing1983 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983178
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  11. 11
    The Fighting Ground1984 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984157
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  12. 12
    Devil's Race1984 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984160
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  13. 13
    S O R Losers1984 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198496
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  14. 14
    Bright Shadow1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  15. 15
    Wolf Rider1986 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986202
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  16. 16
    Romeo and Juliet--Togetherat Last1987 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987122
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  17. 17
    Something Upstairs1988 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988128
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  18. 18
    The Man Who Was Poe1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  19. 19
    The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle1990 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990232
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  20. 20
    Nothing But the Truth1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991192
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  21. 21
    Windcatcher1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  22. 22
    "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?"1992 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992170
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  23. 23
    Blue Heron1992 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992186
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  24. 24
    City of Light, City of Dark1993 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993192
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  25. 25
    Punch with Judy1993 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993160
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  26. 26
    The Bird, the Frog, and the Light1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  27. 27
    The Barn1994 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994106
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  28. 28
    Smugglers' Island1994 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994178
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  29. 29
    PoppyDimwood Forest #11995 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995163
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  30. 30
    Tom, Babette, & Simon1995 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995100
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Avi series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Avi books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Dimwood Forest in order

7 books
  1. 1. Poppy
  2. 2. Poppy and Rye
  3. 3. Ragweed
  4. 4. Ereth's Birthday
  5. 5. Poppy's Return
  6. 6. Poppy and Ereth
  7. 7. Ragweed and Poppy

Midnight Magic in order

3 books
  1. 1. Midnight Magic
  2. 2. Murder at Midnight
  3. 3. City of Magic

Beyond the Western Sea in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Escape from Home
  2. 2. Lord Kirkle's Money / Into The Storm

I Can Read: Level 4 in order

1 book
  1. 14. Finding Providence

Standalone books

71 books

71 Avi titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Avi books in order?

You only need to read Avi books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Avi

Start with The Cross of Lead (2002), the first Crispin book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Things That Sometimes Happen (1970).

What is the newest Avi book?

The Road From Nowhere (2026) is the newest Avi book released so far.

Is there a new Avi book coming?

Yes. Rat Race (2027) is the next Avi book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Avi has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Avi. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Newbery Medal2003Wonfor Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi at a glance

Still publishing
Avi is still publishing. Rat Race is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Avi books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,314 pages across the 54 of 87 books with a recorded length, a median of 178 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Avi books, 27 of 87, were published in the 2000s.

What the Avi books are about

82 of the 87 Avi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 48 of 82. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.