City of Orphans by Avi

imgresThis book is about a newsie named Maks. Obviously he’s a newsie and he needs to get money for his family but there’s this gang called the Plug Uglies. The Plug Uglies steel newsies money. Maks however gets saved by this girl named Willa. Maks is a willing and nice boy and seems to get a lot of friends. The book takes place on the lower east side back in the 1910s.

 

After a while Maks goes home and his mother tells him that one of his sisters is in jail for ___________ (I don’t want to ruin it). And he has to go save her and he has a detective to help him get his sister out of jail. He has to go to the hotel that his sister worked at and got arrested at and find clues. The reason I know Bruno is mad is because he says “I’m going to get you”. Bruno’s boss is Brunswick. He tells Bruno what to do. Bruno brings the money that he stole to Brunswick.

 

I loved this book because it’s full of action. I would recommend it to people who like history and action and cliffhangers. I would rate this book a ten because it was even better than 5 stars.

 

28 thoughts on “City of Orphans by Avi

  1. we were reading this book in read aloud. I got bored about it after a while. But this review makes me want to pick it right back up again!!!

  2. Eli I think you did an amazing job on this Book Review. I know you didn’t read ahead. You went on your dad’s “business trip” and read because you were away.

  3. I loved the book for the same reasons. Most of my immigrant story was based off of this book. Was this the same with you?

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