Les Miserables (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679866688)

The classic novel--and hit Broadway show--about escaped convict Jean Valjean has been adapted with easy-to-read text, large type, and short chapters.This engaging adaptation of the timeless tale is ideal for reluctant readers and kids not yet ready to tackle the original."

Author: Victor Hugo
ISBN-10: 067986668X
ISBN-13: 9780679866688
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/14/1995
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.24w x 0.28d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 24956 / Les Miserables


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 327 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Victor Hugo was born in France in 1802. He published his first book of poetry when he was only twenty and later wrote several successful plays and novels, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. During the 1840s, Hugo became involved in French politics. When Emperor Napoleon 111 overthrew the government in 1851, Hugo fled France. Although he did not return for almost twenty years, his passion for writing never wavered. Victor Hugo, one of the best Romantic writers of his time, died in France in 1885.