Poppy and Rye
core novel 1998 Tales from Dimwood Forest
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.94 (4,052 ratings, collected 2026-10-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380976386 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Heartbroken over the death of her fiancé Ragweed, Poppy the deer mouse journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bring the sad news to Ragweed's family. But Poppy and her prickly porcupine friend Ereth arrive only to discover that beavers have flooded the serene valley where Ragweed lived. Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidnapping, imprisonment and a daring rescue to fight the beavers, while Rye, who has always lived in Ragweed's shadow, fights to prove himself worthy of Poppy's love.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tales from Dimwood Forest
- Series: Tales from Dimwood Forest core; position 2 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Avi
Notes
- From the series record (Tales from Dimwood Forest): Seven animal-fantasy novels.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tales from Dimwood Forest: position 2 of 7: previous Poppy (1995) · next Ragweed (1999)
Sources
- Avi: Poppy & Rye (The Poppy Books, reading order)
- Publishers Weekly: Poppy and Rye (HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 978-0-380-97638-6)
- Marmot Library Network: Poppy & Rye (publisher description)
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