Pip and the Convict — Nigel Gray

When young orphan Pip is frightened into helping an escaped convict on the run, he must steal from his sister, the formidable Mrs. Joe. The next day, at Christmas dinner, just as the theft is about to be discovered, the soldiers arrive with a pair of handcuffs. Pip and the Convict is the second in this series of stories from Dickens classics retold for young readers.