A Boy Called Dickens
A Boy Called Dickens
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A Boy Called Dickens

Written by Deborah Hopkinson & illustrated by John Hendrix
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
AD750L
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Jan 10, 2012
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“For years Dickens kept the story of his own childhood a secret. Yet it is a story worth telling. For it helps us remember how much we all might lose when a child’s dreams don’t come true . . . “As a child, Dickens was forced to live on his own and work long hours in a rat-infested blacking factory. Readers will be drawn into the winding streets of London, where they will learn how Dickens got the inspiration for many of his characters. The 200th anniversary of Dickens’s birth was February 7, 2012, and this tale of his little-known boyhood is the perfect way to introduce kids to the great author. This “Booklist” Best Children’s Book of the Year is historical fiction at its ingenious best. “From the Hardcover edition.”

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780375967320
    Publication Date
    January 10, 2012
    Publisher
    Schwartz & Wade Books
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2010048531
    Lexile® Level
    AD750L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    148456
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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