City of orphans - ECU Libraries Catalog

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

Author/creator	Avi, 1937-
Other author/creator	Ruth, Greg illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2011.
Description	350 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references [p. 354-355].
Interest age level	Ages 10-14.
LCCN	2010049229
ISBN	9781416971023
ISBN	1416971025

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Fiction	F AV51CI	✔ Available	Place Hold