Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover a poor puppeteer who uses

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

Too bad the rest of the world has to get in their way

and she knows the brutal nature of war firsthand

exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening

For the next three years

Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover a poor puppeteer who uses*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