Silas Marner
Recommended. Age: 13+. A Catholic review of this book for parents.
Our review
Silas is a lonely weaver who was blamed for something he did not do. He loves only his gold, and then it is stolen. A little girl comes to his door, and loving her makes him happy and good again. Godfrey hides his sin and loses the child he would not claim. Silas regains a sense of faith through raising Eppie. Age 13+, set by Lumen's own rating.
For parents
Age 13+, set by Lumen's own rating, as no other age was found. Eppie's mother, an opium addict, dies in the snow. Silas is framed by his friend and condemned by his chapel. Ask: was drawing lots God's doing or men's? Tell your teen God's grace often reaches us through people who love us.