Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding

exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening

Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm

and she knows the brutal nature of war firsthand

a poor puppeteer who uses an enchanted piece of wood to carve a marionette boy he calls Pinocchio

tries to explain that sometimes you want something that you really don’t need

Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding*Signed Bookplates!* This riveting historical middle grade novel from Newbery Medalwinning author Avi follows a young immigrant from Italy who is desperate to reunite with his family. Santo is a stranger in a strange land. He doesn't know any English, and he gets separated from his mother and siblings at Ellis Island. Santos father left for America a few years before, and he has finally sent word for the rest of his family to come join him in New