Dear Mr. Dickens

2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner - Children's Picture Book
2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Picture Books
Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021
The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2021, Tablet Magazine
A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022
The Best Children's Books of the Year 2022, Bank Street College
2022 First Place--Children's Book Nonfiction, Press Women of Texas
2022 First Place--Children's Book Nonfiction, National Federation of Press Women

Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right. Even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong.

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Apples & Honey Press
Published: 10/01/2021
ISBN: 9780807515303
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.30w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 110
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 515924 / Dear Mr. Dickens
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5