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Avi was born in 1937, in the city of New York and raised in Brooklyn. He began his writing career as a playwright, and didn't start writing childrens books until he had kids of his own. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Catch You Later, Traitor 174 copies, 24 reviews
A Place Called Ugly 170 copies, 3 reviews
Silent Movie 160 copies, 18 reviews
The Mayor of Central Park 149 copies, 3 reviews
Man from the Sky 137 copies, 2 reviews
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Guys Write for Guys Read (Contributor) 744 copies, 13 reviews
Half-Minute Horrors (Contributor) 265 copies, 21 reviews
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