City of Orphans
City of Orphans
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City of Orphans

Written by Avi & illustrated by Greg Ruth
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$8.99
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10 - 14
Reading age
368
Page count
163
Words per page
HL570L
Lexile measure
Sep 25, 2012
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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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781416971085
    Publication Date
    September 25, 2012
    Publisher
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    368
    Words Per Page
    163
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2010049229
    Lexile® Level
    HL570L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    148119
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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