The children act
2021
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Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. But it is Fiona who must ultimately decide whether he lives or dies and her judgement will have momentous consequences for them both.
Main title:
The children act / Ian McEwan ; retold by Anna Trewin.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2021.
Collation:
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Level 7.'Penguin Readers' is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the eight levels follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills.
ISBN:
9780241520819 (pbk)
Dewey class:
428.64AF
LC class:
PE1128
Language:
English
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BRN:
2904392
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