A Boy Called Dickens Library binding - 2012

Booklist Best Children's Book of 2012

Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2012:
“Hopkinson’s engaging text invites readers to experience the story with her…. full of well-crafted description and detail.”

Starred Review, Booklist, December 15, 2011:
“A fine introduction to the writer, and a terrific, completely un-preachy departure point for discussions of child labor and social reform.”

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2011:
"Both accessible and rich in simile and metaphor, this fictionalized biography concerns the budding novelist’s coming of age, as he ekes out a living (during his family’s stint in debtors’ prison) and pursues his dream."




From the Hardcover edition.

DEBORAH HOPKINSON is the author of "Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, " an ALA Notable Book and a "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book. Her "Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, "illustrated by John Hendrix, was an ALA Notable Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection. She is also the author of the ALA Notable "Apples to Oregon." Her many other acclaimed titles include "Under the Quilt of Night" and "Fannie in the Kitchen, " recipient of four starred reviews.
JOHN HENDRIX's illustrations have appeared in "The New Yorker, The New York Times, "and "Rolling Stone "among other publications. He illustrated the chapter book "How to Save Your Tail, " by Mary Hanson, and the ALA Notable picture book "Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, " among others. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. He currently teaches illustration at Washington University in St. Louis. Learn more at JohnHendrix.com