The books in this series provide lower ability pupils and pupils with special educational needs access to the true texts of classic novels, combining abridged text from the original stories with storyboard layouts and illustrations. Each page is annotated for easy access and think boxes encourage pupils to discuss and address key points as they read. This text is the pupil's book for A Christmas Carol and contains just the novel, so that students will be able to get a feel for the whole text, and teachers will be able to use the books as they wish without being limited by prescribed activities.