The Children Act
McEwan Ian
Penguin
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
The Children Act, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework.
Fiona Maye is a successful High Court judge in Family Law, but now her own marriage is in trouble. She is asked to hear the urgent case of Adam, a very sick seventeen-year-old boy who is refusing medical treatment. Fiona goes to meet Adam, and both their lives are changed.