Poppy and Rye
Author: Avi
Illustrator: Brian Floca
Book 3 in the Dimwood Forest series
Pages: 214
Published: 1997
Age: 8+
Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Poppy, a deer mouse, journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bring the sad news to Ragweed's family. But Poppy and her prickly porcupine pal, 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. At the same time, Rye – who has lived in Ragweed's shadow – fights to prove himself worthy of Poppy's love.
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2001)
About the Dimwood Forest Series
Books in series order
- 1.Ragwood(1999)
- 2.Poppy(1995)
- 3.Poppy and Rye(1997)
- 4.Ereth's Birthday(2000)
- 5.Poppy's Return(2005)
- 6.Poppy and Ereth(2009)
- 7.Ragweed and Poppy(2021)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path . . . until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight . . .