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A review by lorathelibrarian
City of Orphans by Avi
4.0
I did not expect the awesome mystery this book had. It was so awesome because it was solvable. And when kids read books, it's great when they realize they can figure out what's going on and solve the mystery! So that was just a lovely bonus.
I originally picked up this book to booktalk for teachers. I was pairing fiction and nonfiction titles and I chose "Shutting Out the Sky" by Deborah Hopkinson about tenements and immigrants in the early 1900s in New York City. This Avi book was the perfect match for it. Avi really did describe the tenements and the dirt and famine and extreme poor conditions that people suffered then quite well. Yet with that mysterious element, and great character development this book became fantastic.
I originally picked up this book to booktalk for teachers. I was pairing fiction and nonfiction titles and I chose "Shutting Out the Sky" by Deborah Hopkinson about tenements and immigrants in the early 1900s in New York City. This Avi book was the perfect match for it. Avi really did describe the tenements and the dirt and famine and extreme poor conditions that people suffered then quite well. Yet with that mysterious element, and great character development this book became fantastic.