The Man Who Was Poe / Avi / 208 pages

Edmund goes into the murky streets of Providence, Rhode Island in 1848 in search of his missing aunt.  She had brought Edmund and his sister to America in response to a message from her sister, his mother.  When Edmund gets back to his room, his sister is missing also.  A mysterious Mr. DuPont helps Edmund find his sis, is amazed at similarities between Edmund and himself, and begins to write a story about Edmund's predicament.  Mr. DuPont is actually Edgar Allen Poe and unfortunately, he, too, has a drinking problem.  An excellent afterword gives a brief sketch of Edgar Allen Poe's life and describes the significance of his alias.