City of Orphans (Paperback, Reprint ed.)

Plot twists, big accusations, and plenty of shifty, crooked characters fill the pages of this harrowing adventure from Newbery Medalist Avi.
The streets of 1893 New York are crowded and filthy. For thirteen-year-old newsboy Maks Geless, they are also dangerous. Bruno, leader of the awful Plug Ugly Gang, has set his sights on Maks and orders his boys to track him down. Suddenly Maks finds himself on the run, doing all he can to evade the gang, with only his new friend Willa by his side. And that's just the start of Mak's troubles. His sister, Emma, has been arrested and imprisoned for stealing a watch from the glamorous new Waldorf Hotel. Maks knows she didn't do it--but will he be able to prove it in time?
This is a riveting, quickly paced adventure set against a backdrop alive with the sights and sounds of tenement New York.

General

Imprint:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Avi
Illustrators:	Greg Ruth
Dimensions:	205 x 123 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
Edition:	Reprint ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4169-7108-5
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Historical fiction Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Crime & mystery Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Crime & Mystery Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Historical Fiction Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4169-7108-4
Barcode:	9781416971085

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