Great Expectations

Just like how Erin drew from both her own experiences and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations while writing Pippa Park Raises Her Game, this worksheet walks readers through the same steps she used so they can write their own retelling. Get the printable activity and start writing!

For my debut novel, Pippa Park Raises Her Game, I followed a pretty unconventional path. Instead of writing my book and then querying literary agents, Fabled Films Press put out a call for submissions for stories inspired by Great Expectations as part of a broader initiative to reimagine classic literature from different perspectives. Immediately, ideas churned in my mind, and I thought about almost nothing but how to update the iconic Dickens novel into a modern middle-grade book. 

The Summer 2020 Reading Theme is  ”Imagine Your Story”, which celebrates mythology, fairy tales, and folktales and encourages young readers to create their own stories.