CityofOrphans

Short Summary: City of Orphans by Avi is a fantastic historical fiction novel. It is set in 1893 in New York city. Maks is a "Newsie" who sells newspapers to make money to help his family. He lives in an apartment with his mom, dad, three younger brothers and two older sisters.

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