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"Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. They don't have money to pay the rent and food is in short supply. The family might be forced to live in their minivan again. When it looks like things are going to hit rock bottom, Jackson receives an unexpected visit from Crenshaw, his imaginary friend. Can this large, furry pal actually help?"--provided by Amazon.com.
67) The lucky poor
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A graphic memoir about the author's experiences as a young person when her family was awarded a new house built for them by Habitat for Humanity, including their struggles with poverty and work to build and maintain the home.--Publisher.
69) Scrooge
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British film version of Charles Dickens' holiday classic about Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, who hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. In the night, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who convince him to mend his ways and embrace the joys of Christmas.
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Charles Dickens' classic tale of love, loss and hope comes to life in an all-new original musical featuring Colin Baker. When the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives ghostly visitations one fateful Christmas Eve, he is shown the error of his ways. This inspirational new adaptation is brimming with holiday warmth and music.
75) Castle Rackrent
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Faithful family employee Thady Quirk recounts the decline, over four generations, of the Rackrent family. Through gambling, hapless litigation, and general extravagance the Rackrent's ruin is accomplished, but Thady is steadfast in defence of his masters.
With the short novel Castle Rackrent, Maria Edgeworth is said to have originated a number of literary genres and subgenres, including the historical novel, the Anglo-Irish novel and the "Big House"...
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"For the first time, Charles Dickens's classic work is a heartwarming, mixed-media special edition complete with charming Victorian English-inspired watercolor paintings, decorative hand-lettering, vintage imagery, and space for journaling and reflection. As you read and connect with this unique, artfully-designed Visual Journey, its pages become a reminder that Christmas should be a time of goodwill to everybody--both the Cratchits and the Scrooges...
