Crispin: Cross of Lead Resources
Websites
There's a review of Crispin: The Cross of Lead at kidsreads.com. So click on through to find out what kids think of this book.
Here's Avi's official webpage for Crispin: The Cross of Lead. From this page, you can click through to the rest of Avi's website, which includes information about his many other books.
Articles and Interviews
This is the official interview Avi provides with his press kit. Fancy, we know.
Here's an interview Avi gave specifically about Crispin: The Cross of Lead. As a bonus, there's a bit of advice for aspiring writers tucked in at the end, too.
Here's a transcript of an online bulletin board interview where students asked Avi questions and discussed his books, including Crispin: The Cross of Lead. It's like eavesdropping, but for school.
Video
Here's an entry in the "90-Second Newbery" Film Festival, presenting Crispin: The Cross of Lead, silent movie style.
Watch an interview with Avi in which he talks about writing, reading, and his symptoms of dyslexia.
Five young readers discuss Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Check it out and feel free to agree or disagree with what this middle schoolers say.
Audio
Here you can listen to Avi read from all three books in the Crispin Trilogy.
Images
This is the U.S. cover for Crispin: The Cross of Lead.
The U.K. cover suggests Crispin is into candles as well as crosses.
This is the picture Avi uses for all publicity purposes.