From the Publisher
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no
friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary
journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his
past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the
people all around him.
With a light-hearted introduction by bestselling author Anthony
Horowitz, creator of the highly successful Alex Rider novels, most
recently Snakehead.
About the Author
Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian
era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812. His happy
early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to
debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory
at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist
before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel,
The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the
age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in
periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful
characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt
institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David
Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol,
and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in
1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858
when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress.
Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing
often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final
novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
Author and television scriptwriter Anthony Horowitz was born in
Stanmore, England on April 5, 1956. At the age of eight, he was
sent to a boarding school in London. He graduated from the
University of York and published his first book, Enter Frederick K.
Bower, when he was 23. He writes mostly children's books, including
the Alex Rider series and the Diamond Brothers series. The Alex
Rider series is about a 14-year-old boy becoming a spy and was made
into a movie entitled Stormbreaker. In 2003, he was awarded the Red
House Children's Book Award for Skeleton Key. He also wrote a
novel, The Killing Joke, for adults. He has created Foyle's War and
Midsomer Murders for television as well as written episodes for
Poirot and Murder Most Horrid. He currently lives in north London
with his wife and two sons.
Trade Paperback
160 Pages, 5.25 x 7 x 0.5 in
October 27, 2009
Penguin UK Juvenile
English
014132452X
9780141324524