Avi, 1937-
City of orphans / Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth. - 1st ed. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011. - 350, [5] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"A Richard Jackson book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-[355])
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.
9781416971023 1416971025
2010049229
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
Families--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Gangs--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
[J]
City of orphans / Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth. - 1st ed. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011. - 350, [5] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"A Richard Jackson book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-[355])
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.
9781416971023 1416971025
2010049229
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
Families--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Gangs--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
[J]