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City of Orphans. Avi (Author), Ruth, Greg (Illustrator) Sep p. Simon Schuster/Richard Jackson, hardcover, $ (). Dickensian street action comes to New York’s Lower East Side in this gripping story, set in , of newsboy Maks, 13, who feels “hungry twenty-five hours a day.” After rescuing a filthy, homeless girl,/5(). About The Book. Plot twists, big accusations, and plenty of shifty, crooked characters fill the pages of this harrowing adventure from Newbery Medalist Avi. The streets of 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 www.doorway.ru Edition: Reprint. City of Orphans by Avi (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, ) ISBN Copyright © , Avi. This guide may be copied for classroom or library use but may not be reprinted or resold for commercial purposes. www.doorway.ru 9. Though newspapers are in a sharp decline today due to the popularity of electronic media.

Title / Author / Publication Date: City of Orphans/Avi/ Genre: Fiction. Format: Hardcover. Plot summary: In 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. Newbery Medal-winning author Avi has penned over 50 novels for children and young adults. His historical fiction, in particular, is often singled out for glowing praise thanks to his engaging characters and carefully researched period details. In City of Orphans, Avi transports listeners to the streets of New York City for an adventure starring young newsboy Maks Geless. Amongst the grime. City of Orphans. Avi, illus. by Greg Ruth. SS/Atheneum/Jackson, $ (p) ISBN Thirteen-year-old Maks Geless, the oldest son of Danish immigrants, makes eight cents a day hawking The World on Manhattan street corners in

Working Conditions Summary Living conditions Summary Power of the rich/Gap between poor and rich City of Orphans Thoughts Summary City of Orphans by Avi. City of Orphans. The streets of New York are full of life: crowded, filthy, dangerous. If you are a newsboy like thirteen-year-old Maks Geless, you need to watch out for Bruno, leader of the Plug Ugly Gang whose shadowy, sinister boss is plotting to take control of all the newsies on the lower East Side. Richie's Picks: CITY OF ORPHANS by Avi, Atheneum/Richard Jackson, September , p., ISBN: "Twice before in American history, powerful corporate interests dominated Washington and brought America to a state of unacceptable inequity, instability and corruption. Both times a social and political movement arose to restore.