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City of Orphans

by Avi
Greg Ruth
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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.
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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 6, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781416982609
  • Release date: September 6, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781416982609
  • File size: 5482 KB
  • Release date: September 6, 2011
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Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.5
Lexile® Measure:570
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction