Poppy
by Avi
★ Top 25 book of 1995 · #13 on Best Books of 1995
Avi's illustrated children's novel, with art by Brian Floca, launched the Tales From Dimwood Forest series, though it is third in the story's chronology. It won the 1996 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction.
Best for: Young readers and families exploring animal adventure series from the beginning
Poppy is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 1995, out of 28 1995 books that cleared our data bar.
What Poppy is about
Poppy is a mouse who lives with her family in an old farmhouse called Gray House, in the Dimwood region. Their lives are ruled by Mr. Ocax, a great horned owl who treats the family as his to command. When he forbids them from moving to New House, where food is easier to find, and a loss strikes Poppy close to home, she decides to see the place for herself.
On her journey she meets Ereth, a prickly porcupine who agrees to protect her in return for a salt lick. Poppy has to find her nerve, and a quill of Ereth's may help her face Ocax. This children's novel, illustrated by Brian Floca, won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for fiction in 1996. It is a story about courage, fear, and standing up to those who hold power over you, and it is the first-published tale from Dimwood Forest.
Poppy on the Best Books of 1995
Poppy came out in 1995. Of the 28 books first published in 1995 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #13 on our Best Books of 1995 list.
Why it made the list: 314 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1995 list
- Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb, #11
- Sabriel Garth Nix, #12
- Conversations with God, Book 1 Neale Donald Walsch, #14
- Lies My Teacher Told Me James W. Loewen, #15
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 267 want to read it, 15 are reading it now and 32 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 22 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 61 | 55% |
| Reader love | 25 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 54 | 20% |
Questions about Poppy
When was Poppy published?
Poppy by Avi was first published in 1995.
Was Poppy one of the best books of 1995?
Poppy is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 1995, out of 28 1995 books that cleared our data bar. 314 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings).
Why is Poppy on the Best Books of 1995 list?
314 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings).
More of the best books of 1995
- The Lost World Michael Crichton, #1
- Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman, #2
- Northern Lights Philip Pullman, #3
- Mindhunter John E. Douglas, #4
- Rose Madder Stephen King, #5
- Wicked Gregory Maguire, #6
See the full Best Books of 1995, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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