City of orphans /
Avi ; with illustrations by Greg Ruth.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011.
- 350 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"A Richard Jackson Book."
Includes bibliographical references.
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.