Bound To Stay Bound

		Lost in the Empire City  Author: Avi  Publisher:  Quill Tree Books (2024)  Classification: Fiction  Physical Description: 289 p.,  22 cm  BTSB No: 077438  ISBN: 9780063086951  Ages: 8-12  Grades: 3-7  Subjects:  Family life -- Fiction  Immigration and emigration -- Fiction
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Summary:
When Santo's father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their family together until he has enough money to bring the rest of them to the US. However, Santo gets separated from his mother and siblings at Ellis Island, and he is left to fend for himself on the mean streets of Manhattan. While searching for them he gets involved with a gang, but after a betrayal he will have to use his street smarts to reunite with his family.