Title: Tattered Tom, or, The story of a street arab
First published: 2005
Description: Feisty, twelve-year-old Jenny, also known as Tattered Tom because of her ragged mix of clothing, survives in 1870's New York City by sweeping streets and avoiding her abusive guardian until a chance meeting with a sea captain and his sister brings a marked change to her life and fortunes.
Subjects: Fiction, Street children, Conduct of life, Inheritance and succession, Swindlers and swindling, History, Friendship
Places: New York (N.Y.)
Time periods: 1865-1898
LC classification: PZ7.A395 Tat 2005