The Old City Lay Dark And Cold...It is night. And Edmund is alone. His mother is gone. His aunt, who went in search of her, is dead. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no one. Except for a stranger of the night.A dark, mysterious stranger who flees from demons of his own...who follows Edmund with grim determination through the cold and shadow city, promising to help, but often hindering. A stranger who needs Edmund for purpose of his own

Author: Avi
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/01/1991
Series: Avon Flare Book
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 6.76h x 4.26w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780380711925
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10130 / Man Who Was Poe

About the Author
Avi: -

Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.