

City of Orphans
Author: Avi
Narrator: Chris Sorensen
Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 02/28/2014
Author: Avi
Narrator: Chris Sorensen
Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 02/28/2014
Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.
I'm always excited to begin reading a new historical fiction novel from the prolific pen of the inimitable Avi. Few authors among his contemporaries are able to capture a particular time in history so well, complete with authentic characterizations that ring true down to the smallest detail and accu......more
re-read 2024: yep. still one of the definitive books of my reading journey. kinda feels like maks and willa were my best friends at age 13 lol. re-read 2019: "My Lord," he suddenly shouts, "the question before the heavenly court today is this: Do You wish any children to survive in this miserable cit......more
This. I'm not usually one to be so wholly satisfied with a book as I was with City of Orphans. I'm also usually not one to gush about my satisfaction. But I. Love. This. Book. I have not yet found another to equal it in overall satisfied-ness. The protagonist was multi-faceted and not a goody-two-sh......more
Richie's Picks: CITY OF ORPHANS by Avi, Atheneum/Richard Jackson, September 2011, 368p., ISBN: 978-1-4169-7102-3 "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 soc......more
The lives of the children of immigrants in New York City at the end of the 1800's were filled with dangers, poverty, sickness and suffering. And yet children's lives were also filled with adventure, love, and a sense of pride, commitment and work ethic. Avi brings these facets to life through his p......more