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Dear Mr. Dickens
- Author
- Churnin, Nancy, author.
- Title
- Dear Mr. Dickens / Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2021. ©2021
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other contributors
- Stancliffe, Bethany, 1994- illustrator.
- Variant title
- Dear Mister Dickens
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Summary
- "In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Target audience
- Ages 4-8 Albert Whitman & Company. Grades 2-3 Albert Whitman & Company.
- Subject headings
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Correspondence. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Juvenile literature. Davis, Eliza--Correspondence--Juvenile literature. Davis, Eliza. Jews in literature--Juvenile literature. Jews in literature.
- Genre heading
- picture books. Picture books. Juvenile works. Personal correspondence. Personal correspondence. Picture books.
- ISBN
- 9780807515303 hardcover 0807515302 hardcover 9780807515297 electronic book