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Who Was Charles Dickens?
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Penguin Young Readers Group 2014
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As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver TwistGreat Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age, Dickens’s literary masterpieces continue to amuse and inspire writers and readers alike.

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Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
12/26/2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780698187313
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Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
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Pam Pollack. (2014). Who Was Charles Dickens? Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Pam Pollack. 2014. Who Was Charles Dickens? Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Pam Pollack, Who Was Charles Dickens? Penguin Young Readers Group, 2014.

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Pam Pollack. Who Was Charles Dickens? Penguin Young Readers Group, 2014.

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