The king of Mulberry Street
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Source:Wendy Lamb Books, New York, p.245 (2005)
Call Number:Cubb Curr PS3564 .A568 K56 2005
Keywords:Emigration and immigration--Fiction, Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction, Immigrants--New York (N.Y.)--Fiction, Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction, Italians--New York (N.Y.)--Fiction, Italians--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction, Jews--United States--Fiction, Jews--United States--Juvenile fiction, New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Fiction, New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898--Juvenile fiction, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006, Street children--Fiction, Street children--Juvenile fiction
Summary: In 1892, Dom, a nine-year old stowaway from Naples, Italy, arrives in New York and must learn to survive the perils of street life in the big city.
Lexile measure 560; Ages 11-16; Grade level 4.4; Historical fiction