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A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe
By SINGER, Marilyn
- ISBN
- 9780593324721
- Publisher
- Dial
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Starred Review on September 1, 2021 | Elementary
Gr 1–4—While many children will not be acquainted with either Charles Dickens or Edgar Allan Poe, this little-known story will interest and amuse them. The antics of a series of pet ravens, each of whom was named Grip, provided Dickens with valuable writing material, even though these pet birds created plenty of household turmoil and aggravated Dickens's own children. In his book Barnaby Rudge, Dickens invented a literary version of his own raven. This prec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
