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City of Orphans
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4 out of 5
Based on 3,534 Ratings and 570 Reviews

Book Description
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 ... More

Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages368
ISBN-101416971084
ISBN-13978-1416971085
Publication Date09/25/2012
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About Avi (Author) : Avi is a published author, compiler, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Avi include Smugglers' Island, City of Light City of Dark, ... more
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About Greg Ruth (Illustrator) : Greg Ruth is a published author. A published credit of Greg Ruth is Freaks Of The Heartland.
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