Classic Retellings – A Christmas Carol: A Retelling

Tanya Landman

Aug 2026 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

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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.

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 whe...

About the author

Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully “deft and dark”, Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream – something she was always in trouble for at school!

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