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The last book we read at school was 'Oliver Twist'. It's about a boy called Oliver. He was an orphan - he didn't have ... parents or relatives. He lived in a special place for poor people, and he had a terrible life there.
I liked the story, but I thought the book was ... long and there were too ... different characters. In class, we also watched a film of the story. That was ... to understand than the book! The ... famous part of the story is when Oliver hasn't got enough food. He holds his bowl and says, 'Please, Sir, can I have some more?'
The author of this book was Charles Dickens. He understood the situation of poor people because his family didn't have ... money. Charles Dickens worked in a factory when he was 12 years old. But in the end, he became successful as an author. He wrote ... famous novels, including 'Great Expectations' and 'A Christmas Carol'.