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This adapted edition presents a concise version of Charles Dickens’s beloved tale, tracing the life of an orphan who, driven by poverty and circumstance, learns to navigate the streets of nineteenth‑century London. Facing hardship from an early age, he is forced into a life of crime, yet the story follows his growth and eventual redemption within the bustling capital of Great Britain.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathleen Olmstead
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