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Atonement
One wrong guess at 13 ruined three lives. She spent the rest of hers trying to write it right. ✍️
Who it's for
Thirteen-year-old Briony, a budding writer, misreads what she sees between her sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner and makes an accusation that destroys their lives.
Guilty / Ashamed→Clear-Headed
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ian McEwan's novel opens in England in 1935, when thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis misreads what she witnesses between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner, the housekeeper's son, and falsely accuses Robbie of a crime against her cousin Lola, leading to his imprisonment.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Still in copyright, so not on Project Gutenberg.
Before you start
Heads up: Sexual assault of a teen and war deaths.
Age: Ages 16+
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.Wilfred Owen, Poems, “Dulce et Decorum Est”
