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(0)Charles Dickens
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 68
Language
English
Description
"Charles Dickens's powerful black comedy of of hypocrisy and greed The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin's journey - an experience that teaches him to question...
22) Dombey and Son
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 167
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
A rich and pompous merchant is plagued by loneliness and misfortune
To Paul Dombey, business is everything and money can do anything. He runs his family life as he runs his firm: coldly, calculatingly and commercially... A depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, this title explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole.
Introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett Annotation. Dickens...
Author
Publisher
Alma Classics
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this classic social commentary from Dickens, Mr. Samuel Pickwick, retired business man and confirmed bachelor, is determined that after a quiet life of enterprise the time has come to go out into the world. Together with the other members of the Pickwick Club: Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, the portly innocent embarks on a series of hilariously comic adventures. But can Pickwick retain his good will towards his fellow humans...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 160
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 61
Language
English
Description
After John Harmon is murdered on his way to marry Bella Wilfer and receive a large inheritance, his father's assistant, Nicodemus Boffin, becomes the new heir and adopts Bella, who evokes an uncommon interest from Boffin's assistant.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Edwin Drood is contracted to marry Orphan Rosa, but they break the engagement off and soon afterwards Edwin disappears. Is it murder? And is his jealous uncle, a sinister choirmaster with a double life and designs on Rosa, the killer? Dickens died before completing the story, leaving the mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. In addition to its tantalizing crime, the novel also offers a characteristically...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
''This Top Five Classics edition of GREAT EXPECTATIONS Includes: • More than 30 black and white and color illustrations • The original ending, included as an addendum at the end of the book • Author biography and bibliography • Introduction GREAT EXPECTATIONS is Charles Dickens's beloved, autobiographical tale of a poor boy haunted by a dark secret and harboring grand hopes for his future as a gentleman. Pip, the story's narrator, takes...
30) Bleak House
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, originally published in 1853, is a timeless classic that follows the story of a cast of characters navigating the complexities of the legal system in London during the Industrial Revolution. Through the characters’ eyes, Dickens paints a vivid picture of a city in turmoil and a legal system in chaos. The novel is an exploration of social class and justice, and is widely considered one of Dickens’ best works. Its...
Author
Language
English
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Description
The teenage son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
"From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon...
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Can a grouch find reason to enjoy the holiday season? It's Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and Oscar has just received a ghost-o-gram. He will be visited by three ghosts tonight: a famous British grouch, a talking Christmas tree, and a robot.
Series
Walt Disney animation collection volume 7
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Four enchanting holiday stories from the Disney studios: Mickey's Christmas Carol; The Small One; Pluto's Christmas Tree; and, Santa's Workshop.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge is a cranky old mouse who is only concerned with his business and making money. Scrooge thinks Christmas is just a waste of time. But on the night of Christmas Eve, he is visited by three ghosts who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future. His experience could change him forever and teach him the true meaning of Christmas!