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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2018 | XpressReviewsWebOnly
Gr 3–6—An illustrated retelling of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, rendered in school play form (heavily narrated by the character of "Dickens"), and juxtaposed with a thin plot wherein the family of the actor playing Scrooge mirrors the main themes of the story. The father is a mean w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Rosen employs a school production of A Christmas Carol as a device to suggest how a workaholic father withdrawn from his family may end up...Log In or Sign Up to Read More