Scrooge #worstgiftever

Authors: Dickens, Charles & Wright, Brett
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: YAF009000, YAF027000, YAF025000
ISBN: 9780399550652, Related ISBNs: 039955064X, 0399550658, 9780399550645, 9780399550652
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 112,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday’s greatest traditions told . . . in texts?!
 
Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol!
 
One grouchy old man who can’t stop asking “How did you get this number?!”
Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including one who ONLY uses emojis!
And a status update with the most “likes” ever: God bless us, everyone!
 
This retelling will cure even the worst bout of Bah hummingbird! #darnyouautocorrect 
 
A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it.
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