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Can I read Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story) on EtoBox?
Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story) by Jim Eldridge, 1944- is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story) about?
For a friendless boy on the unforgiving London streets, there are no options for a moral life. Henry Moss soon discovers that crime is the only thing that pays, and in the tradition of Oliver Twist he becomes swept up in the dangerous world of pickpockets and fences, haunting dark alleys and unspeakable slums. But even for the most juvenile offenders the law is strict and the penalties harsh. Jim Eldridge returns us to a time when just growing up was a game of survival.
Who reads Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Jim Eldridge, 1944-
- Publisher
- Scholastic 2011-08-04
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781407117805
- Category
- children's
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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