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Lost in the Empire City / Avi.

Avi, 1937- (author.).

Summary:
"When Santo’s father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their family together until he has enough money to bring the rest of them to the US. It takes a few years, but Mama finally gets word that their family can join Papa. Santo couldn’t be more excited to go to America--and to see his father again. However, Santo gets separated from his mother and siblings at Ellis Island, and he is left to fend for himself on the mean streets of Manhattan. Santo doesn’t speak English, he doesn’t know anyone, and he has nowhere to go. He has no money and no help. While searching desperately for a clue as to where his family has gone, Santo gets caught up with a gang of boys who steal to stay alive. But when an unexpected betrayal leaves Santo scrambling, it will take all the street smarts he’s gained to find a way back to his family"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063086951
  • Physical Description: 289 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
Subject: Immigrants > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Italians > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Gangs > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Italian American children > Juvenile fiction.
Brigands and robbers > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Betrayal > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > United States > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Italians > United States > Fiction.
Gangs > Fiction.
Italian American children > Fiction.
Robbers and outlaws > Fiction.
Family life > New York > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
New York (State) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Novels.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library jY (Text) 33062009956393 New Juv Middle Reader Checked Out 02/21/2025
Bethlehem South Side Branch jY (Text) 33062009964009 New Juv Middle Reader Available -


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