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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0593698045
ISBN-13
9780593698044
Edition
International
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Imprint
Nancy Paulsen Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2023
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
408 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.00 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home storiesFamily & home stories (Children's / Teenage)Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family membersPersonal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage)Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and griefPersonal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage)Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topicsSocial issues (Children's / Teenage)
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A LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST • In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one fifteen-year-old girl in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness in this poignant novel.
“Riveting, heartbreaking . . . and a powerful reflection on who deserves second chances.”—Renée Watson, Newbery Medal winning author of All the Blues in the Sky
“Eye-opening.”—School Library Journal
Violetta was drunk behind the wheel of the car when a tragic crash claimed her sister’s life. In this near-future world, her punishment will be decided by the victim’s family: Violetta’s own parents. The Chen-Samuelses can decide one of three things: to forgive their daughter and allow her to come home; sentence her to years in prison; or send her to the Trials—where Violetta could earn her family’s forgiveness by participating in a series of tests of will intended to prove that she understands the gravity of her actions. The Trials, meant to rehabilitate and prevent recidivism, are tailored to each offender’s crime. They can be cruel and can go on forever. Violetta is crushed when her older brother, Vince, delivers the news—she will be sent to the Trials. But what Violetta wants more than her freedom is her family’s forgiveness.
The decision weighs heavily on Vince, who feels he’s let his family down and could have somehow prevented the tragedy. Buckling under the weight of expectations, guilt, and loneliness, Vince quietly spirals into addiction as Violetta faces the Trials. Both Vince and Violetta must decide what it means to not only forgive one another, but themselves.
Alternating between Violetta’s and Vince’s perspectives, Forgive Me Not is an intense, insightful exploration of punishment and forgiveness that shines a stark light on the dehumanizing treatment of Black and Brown children in the criminal justice system, making a powerful argument for the abolition of prisons.
“Riveting, heartbreaking . . . and a powerful reflection on who deserves second chances.”—Renée Watson, Newbery Medal winning author of All the Blues in the Sky
“Eye-opening.”—School Library Journal
Violetta was drunk behind the wheel of the car when a tragic crash claimed her sister’s life. In this near-future world, her punishment will be decided by the victim’s family: Violetta’s own parents. The Chen-Samuelses can decide one of three things: to forgive their daughter and allow her to come home; sentence her to years in prison; or send her to the Trials—where Violetta could earn her family’s forgiveness by participating in a series of tests of will intended to prove that she understands the gravity of her actions. The Trials, meant to rehabilitate and prevent recidivism, are tailored to each offender’s crime. They can be cruel and can go on forever. Violetta is crushed when her older brother, Vince, delivers the news—she will be sent to the Trials. But what Violetta wants more than her freedom is her family’s forgiveness.
The decision weighs heavily on Vince, who feels he’s let his family down and could have somehow prevented the tragedy. Buckling under the weight of expectations, guilt, and loneliness, Vince quietly spirals into addiction as Violetta faces the Trials. Both Vince and Violetta must decide what it means to not only forgive one another, but themselves.
Alternating between Violetta’s and Vince’s perspectives, Forgive Me Not is an intense, insightful exploration of punishment and forgiveness that shines a stark light on the dehumanizing treatment of Black and Brown children in the criminal justice system, making a powerful argument for the abolition of prisons.
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