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City of Orphans

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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.

GenresFamiliesJuvenile fictionHomeless girlsGangsImmigrantsHistory

350 pages

English edition · First published 2012 by Scholastic · ISBN 9780545492744

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