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What the Dickens!

By Curry, Jane Leftwich

Publishers Summary:
In 1842, eleven-year-old twins, whose father runs a boat on the Juniata Canal in Pennsylvania, learn of a Harrisburg bookseller's plan to steal Charles Dickens's newly finished novel while Dickens himself is touring the U.S.

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ISBN
978-0-68950-524-9
Publisher
New York : McElderry Books ; c1991.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 1991

Gr 4-6 Book pirating, Charles Dickens's 1842 visit to America, and 19th-century canal-boat life in Pennsylvania are the engagingly offbeat subjects of this lighthearted historical adventure that doubles as a love letter to that erstwhile staple of family entertainment, reading aloud after supper. The adventure gets underway in a Harrisburg bookstore when 11-year-ol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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