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On Bannock Hill, Poppy remembered it all. She also remembered it was Ragweed who insisted they come up the hill but that he absolutely refused to ask Mr. Ocax’s permission to do so. Perhaps, then, what occurred—horrible as it had been—had served Ragweed right. Then and there Poppy vowed she would never leave home again.

  The difficulty was that at that moment she was far from home, frightened, and alone.

  About the Author and Illustrator

  AVI is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning CRISPIN: The Cross of Lead and the Newbery Honor Books NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH and THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE. He also writes the beloved Poppy stories, an animal adventure series that includes RAGWEED; POPPY, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award; POPPY AND RYE; ERETH’S BIRTHDAY; POPPY’S RETURN; and POPPY AND ERETH. His many other critically acclaimed books include DON’T YOU KNOW THERE’S A WAR ON?, the hilarious animal fantasy THE MAYOR OF CENTRAL PARK, and the Victorian ghost story THE SEER OF SHADOWS. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. You can visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.

  BRIAN FLOCA’s illustrations have appeared in several books by Avi, including the six volumes of the Poppy stories and the graphic novel CITY OF LIGHT, CITY OF DARK. For younger readers, he is the author and illustrator of MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo II as well as the highly praised books LIGHTSHIP, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and ALA Notable Book; THE RACECAR ALPHABET, also an ALA Notable Book; and FIVE TRUCKS. You can visit him online at www.brianfloca.com.

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  Books by Avi

  Ragweed

  Poppy

  Poppy and Rye

  Ereth’s Birthday

  Poppy’s Return

  Poppy and Ereth

  Praise for the Poppy Books

  RAGWEED

  “A crackerjack tale that’s pure delight from start to finish.”

  —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  POPPY

  Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner

  SLJ Best Book

  Booklist Editors’ Choice

  ALA Notable Book

  “IRRESISTIBLE!” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  POPPY AND RYE

  “A sequel worthy of its predecessor.” —The Horn Book

  ERETH’S BIRTHDAY

  “A must-read for fans of the series.” —ALA Booklist

  POPPY’S RETURN

  “A heartwarming tale of friends, family, and home.”

  —Chicago Tribune

  Credits

  Cover art © 2006 by Brian Floca

  Cover design by Jennifer Bankenstein

  Copyright

  RAGWEED. Text copyright © 1999 by Avi. Illustrations copyright © 1999 by Brian Floca. The illustrations are drawn with Eberhard Faber Design Ebony pencils on Stonehenge paper. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Avi

  Ragweed / Avi; illustrated by Brian Floca.

  p. cm.

  Summary: Ragweed, a young country mouse, leaves his family and travels to the big city, where he finds excitement and danger and sees cats for the first time.

  ISBN-10: 0-380-80167-1 — ISBN-13: 978-0-380-80167-1

  EPub Edition © March 2018 ISBN 9780062453976

  [1. Mice—Fiction. 2. Cats—Fiction.] I. Floca, Brian, ill. II. Title.

  PZ7.A953Rag 1999

  98-55160

  [Fic]—dc21

  CIP

  AC

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  Revised Harper edition, 2007

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