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The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortune, and Fate Paperback - 2018

by Avi

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High adventure from master storyteller and Newbery Medalist Avi about one boy's attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves in 18th-century England.

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High adventure from a master storyteller about one boy's attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves.

In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He's alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver's father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he's gone to London, where Oliver's sister, Charity, is in trouble. Exploring damage to the town in the storm's aftermath, Oliver discovers a shipwreck on the beach. Removing anything from a wrecked ship is a hanging offense, but Oliver finds money that could save him, and he can't resist the temptation to take it. When his crime is discovered, Oliver flees, following the trail of his father and sister. The journey is full of thieves, adventurers, and treachery--and London might be the most dangerous place of all.

In the tradition of his Newbery Honor book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi mixes high adventure and short, page-turning chapters with a vivid historical setting featuring a cast of highwaymen, pickpockets, and villainous criminal masterminds.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017

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  • Title The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortune, and Fate
  • Author Avi
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date 2018-12-17
  • ISBN 9781616208561 / 1616208562
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 810
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Criminals
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Avi is the author of the Newbery Medal novel Crispin: The Cross of Lead and the Newbery Honor books Nothing But the Truth and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, among many other books for young readers. He lives in Colorado with his wife, an inventor. You can visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.
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