City of orphans /
Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth.
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011.
- 350 p. ; 22 cm.
"A Richard Jackson Book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Booklist starred Kirkus Starred School Library Journal Booklist starred, August 2011 Horn Book, September 2011 Kirkus Starred, July 2011 School Library Journal, August 2011
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.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
Families--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction. Gangs--Juvenile fiction. Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction. Immigrants--Juvenile fiction. Families--New York (State)--New York--Fiction. Gangs--Fiction. Historical fiction. Homeless persons--Fiction. Immigrants--Fiction. Mystery and detective stories. Family life--New York (N.Y.)--Fiction. Gangs--Fiction. Historical fiction. Homeless persons--Fiction. Immigrants--Fiction. Mystery fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Fiction. New York (N.Y.)--History--Fiction.