City of orphans / Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth.
by Avi; Ruth, Greg [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011Description: 350 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1416971025.Subject(s): Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction | Family life -- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | Homeless persons -- Fiction | Gangs -- Fiction | Immigrants -- Fiction | New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Mystery fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Mystery fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description 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.
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"A Richard Jackson Book."
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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.
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