The words etched on his mother's treasured lead cross may provide some clue, but the priest is murdered before he can tell the illiterate lad what they say. Worse, Crispin is fingered for the ...

and young orphan Crispin is literally running for his life in England in “Crispin: The Cross of Lead,” based on the Newbery Award winning book by Avi. As the production at People’s Light ...

and young orphan Crispin is literally running for his life in England in “Crispin: The Cross of Lead” based on the Newbery Award winning book by Avi. As the production at People’s Light ...

With Asta’s death, tongues are loosened. The village priest gives him a small cross of lead bearing the boy’s decidedly non-peasant name, Crispin. With no apparent cause, the overseer of the ...

In top awards given annually to children's book writers and illustrators, Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi, received the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American ...