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

Author/creator Avi, 1937-
Other author Ruth, Greg illustrator.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2011.
Description350 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
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Subjects
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction.
Families--New York (State). --New York. --Juvenile fiction.
Homeless girls--Juvenile fiction.
Gangs--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
New York (N.Y.)--History. --1865-1898. --Juvenile fiction.

Abstract 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.
General note"A Richard Jackson Book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references [p. 354-355].
Interest age level Ages 10-14.
LCCN 2010049229
ISBN9781416971023
ISBN1416971025