Author(s): Lisa Mullarkey,Charles Dickens,Howard McWilliam
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 112
Publisher: Magic Wagon
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-01-01
Dimensions: 139.7 x 198.12 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Edina, MN, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

In Charles Dickens's classic tale of hardship, Oliver Twist is an orphan trying to make his way in the world. After giving birth, his mother dies, leaving young Oliver to be raised in a workhouse and then be forced to join a band of thieves. As a reluctant criminal, Oliver makes several friends who help him find the truth of his past. A life of poverty, hard work, and redemption is retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Dickens's Oliver Twist. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.