A Boy Called Dickens
By Deborah Hopkinson. Illus. by John Hendrix. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (9780375867323). Gr. 3–5.
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Less a biography than a slice-of-life, this fictionalized story follows a young, starving Dickens as he dreams of writing. With illustrations that define “Dickensian,” this is an inspiring look at a young nobody with great expectations.
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9780375867323