Charles Dickens
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English
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David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up.
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Keats Pub
Pub. Date
[1973]
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English
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Following signs in the heavens, Artaban-a priest of the Magi-embarks on a journey to bring gifts of sapphire, ruby, and pearl to the newborn king of the Jews. Intending to meet the caravan bearing the other three wise men across the desert, he stops to aid a dying man and misses the caravan. Artaban is willing to do whatever he must to complete his journey, but it seems luck is not on his side. Despite his best efforts, the quest may not be one he...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Ebenezer Scrooge is a penny-pinching, mean, old miser. He treats his family and employee poorly, and, in turn, is not a well-liked man. He especially does not like Christmas! But, one fateful Christmas Eve, he is visited by three ghosts that change his life forever!" -- Page [4] of cover.
7) Oliver Twist
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Baronet Books
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
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"Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy cruelly treated in the public workhouse. Pennyless and hungry, he runs away to London, only to fall into the clutches of a gang of thieves and pickpockets led by the master criminal, Fagin. Befriended by a man robbed by the gang, Oliver ultimately learns his true identity and gains a home, a fortune and a family!"--Book back cover.
10) Oliver & company
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Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Follows the adventures of Oliver, an orphaned kitten in New York who is befriended by a group of dogs and a little girl.
11) Oliver Twist
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Oliver Twist is the workhouse orphan who finds himself in with some bad company.
13) Bleak house
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BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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The icily beautiful Lady Dedlock faces the revelation of her dark past once Mr. Tulkinghorn catches wind of it. Esther's background also comes to light after the murder of a strange man.