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A Boy Called Dickens
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A Boy Called Dickens Hardcover - 2012

by Deborah Hopkinson; John Hendrix (Illustrator)


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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.

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  • Title A Boy Called Dickens
  • Author Deborah Hopkinson; John Hendrix (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 3rd Print
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schwartz & Wade Books, U.S.A.
  • Date 2012-01-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780375867323 / 0375867325
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.4 in (27.69 x 22.10 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 750
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, London (England) - History - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010048531
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Booklist Best Children's Book of 2012

Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2012:
“Hopkinson’s engaging text invites readers to experience the story with her…. full of well-crafted description and detail.”

Starred Review, Booklist, December 15, 2011:
“A fine introduction to the writer, and a terrific, completely un-preachy departure point for discussions of child labor and social reform.”

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2011:
"Both accessible and rich in simile and metaphor, this fictionalized biography concerns the budding novelist’s coming of age, as he ekes out a living (during his family’s stint in debtors’ prison) and pursues his dream."

About the author

DEBORAH HOPKINSON is the author of Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, an ALA Notable Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Her Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, illustrated by John Hendrix, was an ALA Notable Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection. She is also the author of the ALA Notable Apples to Oregon. Her many other acclaimed titles include Under the Quilt of Night and Fannie in the Kitchen, recipient of four starred reviews. JOHN HENDRIX's illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone among other publications. He illustrated the chapter book How to Save Your Tail, by Mary Hanson, and the ALA Notable picture book Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, among others. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. He currently teaches illustration at Washington University in St. Louis. Learn more at JohnHendrix.com
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