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 ...

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 ...

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 ...