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Oliver Twist

Calico Illustrated Classics

School year: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Lisa Mullarkey, Charles Dickens

No. of pages 112

Published: 2011

Great for age 7-11 years

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"Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens follows the harrowing journey of a young orphan named Oliver, who escapes from a workhouse and embarks on a quest for a better life. After encountering the underbelly of Victorian society, including thieves and conmen, Oliver is drawn into a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the sinister Fagin. Throughout his struggles, he seeks kindness and belonging while facing cruelty and deception. The novel explores themes of poverty, social injustice, and the quest for identity, ultimately highlighting the resilience of the human spirit amid harsh circumstances. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Calico Illustrated Classics .

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-5th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Calico .

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.

This book contains the following story:

Oliver Twist
Orphaned Oliver spends nine years in an orphanage before being sent to a workhouse where he is bullied. Desperate to be rid of him the workhouse seek an apprenticeship and Oliver is sent to an undertakers. He falls out with his employers and runs away to London where he joins Fagin's gang of criminals, is caught and accused of pick pocketing but then rescued by kind Mr Brownlow. Unfortunately for Oliver, Fagin won't have that and recaptures him. Whilst on another job Oliver is saved a second time by Mrs Maylie. Fagin - in league with Oliver's (unknown) half brother - seeks to capture him again so his true identity cannot be revealed. But eventually he is outwitted, Oliver is reunited with Mr Brownlow and discovers his true inheritance.

This book is in the following series:

Calico Illustrated Classics

This book features the following characters:

Fagin
This book features the character Fagin.

Nancy
This book features the character Nancy.

Oliver Twist
This book features the character Oliver Twist.