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Avi.

Publication: The Horn Book Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Avi.(editor''s experience working with editor)

Article Excerpt
It was early October 2001 when the bound galleys of Crispin: The Cross of Lead landed on my desk. Avi had worked for months on the book, through many revisions, which were now piled behind me in a stack the height of a small child. I was reluctant to throw them out (although I have since), despite their unsightly appearance. I wanted a record of all the changes we made, on the off chance we might decide at the last minute to substitute a paragraph from one of the many earlier versions. I also held onto them as a kind of monument to the intense revision process, which resulted in a book as tight and compelling as we thought it could possibly be.

I dashed off notes to Avi and his agent to send with their advance reading copies, and mailed out more to librarians, educators, and publishing friends. The next day Avi received his copies and called to express his thanks. When I said something about being anxious to finally get the book out into the world and see the reviews, he gently warned me against getting my hopes up. His books always receive mixed reviews, he told me. People who love...

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