City of orphans, Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth
Type
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City of orphans, Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
010-014
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
City of orphans
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
693810544
Responsibility statement
Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
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- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Gangs -- Fiction
- Homeless persons -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Gangs -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Homeless girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
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- Subject13
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Gangs -- Fiction
- Homeless persons -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Gangs -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Homeless girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
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- Illustrator1
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