Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover one special element at a

one special element at a time

Faith Kazmi and Christine Almeda take readers on a moving journey in this lyrical and poignant picture book that celebrates the dreams that are shared with loved ones back home and the power of love to connect families across oceans and lands

They’ll do experiments

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

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

Lost in the Empire City Format:Hardcover one special element at a*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