Ragweed

Name: Ragweed
Rating: 4.266666889190674 (15 reviews)

Avi

Mar 2018 · Poppy Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins

15 reviews

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The first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal–winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning artist Brian Floca, is available as an ebook for the first time!

A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do. Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats!

Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top, people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet musical crew of city nice—Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker—band together to fight their feline foe?

A Country Mouse in the City: Ragweed leaves his cozy country life behind for the music and excitement of Amperville, but the big city holds dangers he never imagined.
Standing Up to Bullies: The city is run by Silversides and F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a club dedicated to keeping mice down. Ragweed must find the courage to fight back.
A Found Family of Friends: He can’t do it alone. Ragweed teams up with a musical crew of city mice—including the cool, skateboarding Clutch—to take a stand.
The Perfect Series Starter: From a Newbery Medal–winning author, this is the first adventure in the classic and beloved Poppy series of talking animal stories.

The first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal–winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning artist Brian Floca, is available as an ebook for the first time! A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do. Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family a...

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15 reviews

Misty Heath

April 26, 2026

illustrator of the books in Avi's Poppy Stories series, is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; Lightship; The Racecar Alphabet; and Five Trucks. You can visit him

Bella Rose

April 26, 2026

1.The Rat was so sad I oh most cryed🥹 2.the sad Rat hated to give 1 more hug into it ma ma maaa me cry😭😭AND I cold NOT stop IT😣 Not feeling weel I cryed

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May 1, 2026

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About the author

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 avi-writer.com.

Brian Floca, in addition to being the illustrator of the books in Avi's Poppy Stories series, is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; Lightship; The Racecar Alphabet; and Five Trucks. You can visit him online at www.brianfloca.com.

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