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Oliver, a kind-hearted orphan, navigates the tough streets of London, meeting both danger and kindness as he searches for a better life.

The power of Excalibur is changing Ariane in scary ways. As she and Rex Major race for the second shard, Wally’s no longer sure whose side he should be on . . . When Ariane seriously hurts Wally’s sister, Flish, his belief in her is shaken. Meanwhile, the second shard is in France, and Rex Major already knows it’s there. Ariane powers from the Lady of the Lake enable her to travel magically through freshwater, but now there’s a saltwater ocean in the way . . .

Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte des Waisenjungen Oliver, der sich im London des 19. Jahrhunderts gegen Armut, Gewalt und Ausbeutung behaupten muss – und dabei auf eine Welt voller Kriminalität, Mitgefühl und überraschender Wendungen trifft. Dickens verbindet bewegendes Einzelschicksal mit scharfer Gesellschaftskritik und zeichnet ein packendes Bild des viktorianischen Englands – von düsteren Armenhäusern bis zu den glänzenden Salons der Reichen.

With the help of her friends Quince, Cam, and Maggie, Evelyn “Eevee” Acker was finally ready to meet her birth parents, who, she’s recently discovered, are fae. That should be the end of the story. But Eevee doesn't find what she’s looking for. Instead, she has a choice to make: save her birth parents, who she’s never met, and put herself and her loved ones in danger? Or leave her birth parents to their fate, accepting she'll never have the answers she’s been searching for her whole life? There are some in Elfaeme who may force her to choose.

Der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist wächst in einem Armenhaus auf, in dem der Vorsteher Mr. Bumble ein hartes Regime führt. Oliver flieht vor ihm nach London, wo er in eine Bande von Taschendieben gerät und ständig gegen die Versuchungen des Bösen ankämpfen muss.

Oliver Twist wächst im Armenhaus einer Kleinstadt auf. Als der Waisenjunge Hunger, Armut und Prügel nicht mehr ertragen will, flieht er ohne einen Penny in der Tasche nach London...

The subject of countless adaptations, Oliver Twist is an essential read or listen, and this version is both exciting and accessible for children ages 8 to 13. Roy McMillan uses Dickens’ original words in the main text, simplifying and clarifying them at certain points. Oliver’s journey to London is narrated with ceaseless energy by Jonathan Keeble; his reading is infused with a delicious knack for storytelling.

The Cratchit family has come a long way since Ebenezer Scrooge's transformation many Christmases past, none more so than Lucy Anne 'Raven' Cratchit. Inspired by Tiny Tim's illness and recovery, Raven is working to become London's first female physician. Brit Crane grew up fighting for his life in the slums of London, protecting his gang of orphan thieves until Olivia 'Twist' Brownlow and Jack 'The Artful Dodger' MacCarron rescued them and Brit became a teacher.