According to the sources researched for my book 100 Most Popular
Children's Authors (Libraries Unlimited, 1999) -- this is what I said
about Avi in the second biographical paragraph of his section:
"Edward Wortis was born December 23, 1937, five minutes before his
sister Emily. his sister began to call him Avi -- no one seems to
know why, but the name stuck. Their father, Joseph, was a
psychiatris, their mother, Helen Zunser, a social worker. The family
spent a lot of time reading...."
A great quote from Avi, reprinted in this book is "The key to writing
is reading. The more you read, the better your writing can be."
All my best,
Sharron
At 6:49 PM -0500 3/17/04, Sarah Woo wrote:
>Hello-
>
>Does anyone know Avi's "real name?" His website says he just uses Avi, but I
>seem to recall in previous years that students have found his real name.
>
>Also, does anyone know where students should write to him? All I can see is
>the HarperCollins address in New York. We haven't had much luck getting any
>responses from there.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>
>Sarah Woo
>Title I Tutor
>SLMS Student, Simmons
>woo@simmons.edu
>
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http://www.mcelmeel.com
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ph. 319.393.2562
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