Classic Retellings - A Christmas Carol: A Retelling
Paperback
Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.
It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-879718-8
Interest age
11+
Reading age
9
Publication Date
13-08-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
72 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.
It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.
Author
Tanya Landman, Cover artwork by Amy Blackwell
Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully “deft and dark”, Carnegie Medal-winningBuffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novellaOne Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream – something she was always in trouble for at school!
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-879718-8
Reading age
9
Interest age
11+
Publication Date
13-08-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
72 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.
It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.
Author
Tanya Landman, Cover artwork by Amy Blackwell
Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully “deft and dark”, Carnegie Medal-winningBuffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novellaOne Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream – something she was always in trouble for at school!