Poppy
By Avi; Brian Floca (Illustrator)
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780380727698, 192pp.)
Publication Date: January 1999
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound, Prebound
Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Animals - Birds, Animals - Mice Hamsters Guinea Pigs etc.
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King of the Night
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owls name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path. . .until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight. . .
Avi is the author of more than sixty books, including Crispin: The Cross of Lead, a Newbery Medal winner, and Crispin: At the Edge of the World. His other acclaimed titles include The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth, both Newbery Honor Books, and most recently The Seer of Shadows. He lives with his family in Colorado.











