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Author Avi, 1937-

Title City of orphans / Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Fiction  J Avi    ---  Available
Description 350 p. ; 22 cm.
Note "A Richard Jackson Book."
Summary In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references [p. 354-355].
Source NBK 12/11 PPLY
Subject Mystery and detective stories.
Family life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Homeless persons -- Fiction.
Gangs -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction.
Added Author Ruth, Greg, illustrator.
ISBN 9781416971023
1416971025

 
    
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