Avi
<DIV><B>Avi </B>is the author of the Newbery Medal novel <I>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</I> and the Newbery Honor books <I>Nothing But the Truth</I> and <I>The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle</I>, among many other books for young readers. <I>Catch You Later, Traitor </I>was inspired by his own childhood in Brooklyn during the Red Scare. Avi now lives in Colorado. You can visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.</DIV>