In the novel Crispin the Cross of Lead by Avi this book is good to read because it has action and it is amusing to read. It was amusing to read because the main character was in trouble and was running away. Another reason why it was good is that there was parts of the book that had action. The next reason is that there was some mystery to what one of the main characters was doing. One other reason is that there were some funny things in the book that the main characters said. The last reason of why this book is good is because it gets your brain to think of what happens next. As you can see this book is good because it was funny, had a little bit of mystery and was interesting.