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Avi (author) (Edward Irving Wortis) was born on 23 December, 1937 in New York City, U.S., is an American author of children's books. Discover Avi (author)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
| Popular As |
Edward Irving Wortis |
| Occupation |
Novelist |
| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
23 December 1937 |
| Birthday |
23 December |
| Birthplace |
New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Avi (author) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Avi (author)'s Wife?
His wife is Linda Cruise Wright
| Family |
| Parents |
Joseph Wortis
Helen Wortis |
| Wife |
Linda Cruise Wright |
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Avi (author) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Avi (author) worth at the age of 86 years old? Avi (author)’s income source is mostly from being a successful author. He is from United States. We have estimated Avi (author)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
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Timeline
Edward Irving Wortis (born December 23, 1937), better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature.
He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice one of the runners-up (Newbery Honor).
Avi and his twin sister were born in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph Wortis, an American-Jewish psychiatrist of Russian-Jewish and Alsatian-Jewish descent, and Helen Wortis, a social worker.
When he was one year old, his sister gave him the nickname "Avi".
Two of Avi's grandfathers were writers, and one grandmother was a playwright.
In interviews, he recalled his mother reading to him and his sister every night, and going to the public library on Fridays.
He is also the first cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin.
Avi's parents transferred him from Stuyvesant High School to Elisabeth Irwin High School, a smaller private school.
At his new school, he studied with a tutor, Ella Ratner, whom he credits for his writing success.
He struggled in school due to suffering from dysgraphia, a writing disorder.
Avi has written 80 books, almost entirely for children and young adults.
Along with The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, he has written books for different age groups and in many different genres including historical fiction, fantasies, graphic novels, comedies, mysteries, ghost stories, adventure tales, realistic fiction, and picture books.
After living in Providence, Rhode Island in the 1980s and 1990s, Avi now lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, with his wife, Linda Cruise Wright.
Avi has won awards for some of his books, including a Newbery Honor for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle in 1991 and another for Nothing but the Truth in 1992.
His fiftieth book, Crispin: The Cross of Lead, was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2003.
In 2006, Avi wrote a sequel to Crispin: The Cross of Lead titled Crispin: At the Edge of the World. In the third part of the series, Crispin: The End of Time was published in 2010.
His most recent novels, Catch You Later, Traitor and Old Wolf were met with critical success.
Avi's book Iron Thunder, about the ironclad Monitor and its battle with the CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads, Virginia, was selected as the 2009 Beacon of Freedom Award winner by Williamsburg Regional Library and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
In 2016, a collection of short stories was published by Candlewick Press, The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers.
