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Twisted Oliver

As part of Libraries Dickens 2012 events and activities, students from St. George’s C of E Foundation School in Broadstairs worked with graphic artist, Jan Wheatley. During September/October 2012 the students created fantastic artwork and text based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, Oliver Twist.

During a series of workshops students learnt ways of breaking down a lot of text and translating text to pictures and enjoyed sharing ideas to produce their own graphic comic ‘Twisted Oliver’. Students from St. George's Secondary School holding Twisted Oliver graphic comic

A copy of the finished comic is on display in Broadstairs Library.

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