Avi, 1937-

City of orphans / Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. - 350 p. ; 20 cm.

"A Richard Jackson Book."

Includes bibliographical references [p. 354-355]

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.

Ages 10-14.

Colorado Book Award for Juvenile Literature, 2012.

ISBN: 9781416971085 (pbk.) 1416971084 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010049229

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Detective and mystery stories.
Families--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Gangs--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Fiction.