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 ...

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was awarded the 2003 Newbery Medal. Eric Rohmann's "My Friend Rabbit" won the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. "Crispin" is a coming-of-age ...

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was awarded the 2003 Newbery Medal on Monday. Eric Rohmann's "My Friend Rabbit" won the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. "Crispin" is a coming ...

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was awarded the 2003 Newbery Medal on Monday. Eric Rohmann's "My Friend Rabbit" won the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. "Crispin" is a coming ...

Crispin: The Cross of Lead, published by Hyperion Books for ... of a friendship that will last," and singles out the book's illustrations as a "dramatic visual romp (in which) the characters ...

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was awarded the 2003 Newbery Medal, while Eric Rohmann's "My Friend Rabbit" won the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. "Crispin" is a coming-of ...

Newbery Medalist Avi (Crispin: The Cross of Lead) channels the mood, language, and danger of the Revolutionary War in this seamless blend of history and fiction, set in British-occupied New York City.

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was awarded the 2003 Newbery Medal. Eric Rohmann's "My Friend Rabbit" won the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. "Crispin" is a coming-of-age ...