Böcker av Janae Marks

In this compelling and heartfelt mystery story, Janae Marks?author of the acclaimed bestselling From the Desk of Zoe Washington?follows a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. Two starred reviews! A Project Lit Club Book Club Selection, S&L Lead Title, Banks Street Best Children's Books of the Year, and Kids' Indie Next List Pick! ?Joyful. A book that kids will love.? ?Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach MeJoy Taylor has always believed home is the house she lived in her entire life. But then her dad lost his job, and suddenly, home becomes a tiny apartment with thin walls, shared bedrooms, and a place for tense arguments between Mom and Dad. Hardest of all, Joy doesn't have her music to escape through anymore. Without enough funds, her dreams of becoming a great pianist?and one day, a film score composer?have been put on hold.A friendly new neighbor her age lets Joy in on the complex's best-kept secret: the Hideout, a cozy refuge that only the kids know about. And it's in this little hideaway that Joy starts exchanging secret messages with another kid in the building who also seems to be struggling, until?abruptly, they stop writing back. What if they're in trouble?Joy is determined to find out who this mystery writer is, fast, but between trying to raise funds for her music lessons, keeping on a brave face for her little sister, and worrying about her parents' marriage, Joy isn't sure how to keep her own head above water."Squeezes your heart in such a special way." ?Lisa Moore Ramée, author of A Good Kind of Trouble and Something to Say?Readers will find hope in Joy's courage, ingenuity, and fierce dedication to her friends.? ?Kate Messner, author of Breakout and Chirp ?A timely story about connection, loss and the spaces we need to understand one and brave the other.? ?Paula Chase, author of Dough Boys and So Done

An Amazon Best Book of the Month * #1 Kids Indie Next List * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Four Starred Reviews From debut author Janae Marks comes a captivating story full of heart, as one courageous girl questions assumptions, searches for the truth, and does what she believes is righteven in the face of great opposition.Zoe Washington isnt sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father shes never met, hadnt heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and whos been in prison for a terrible crime? A crime he says he never committed. Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. Even if it means hiding his letters and her investigation from the rest of her family. Everyone else thinks Zoes worrying about doing a good job at her bakery internship and proving to her parents that shes worthy of auditioning for Food Networks Kids Bake Challenge.But with bakery confections on one part of her mind, and Marcuss conviction weighing heavily on the other, this is one recipe Zoe doesnt know how to balance. The only thing she knows to be true: Everyone lies."e;When Marcus tells Zoe he is innocent, and her grandmother agrees, Zoe begins to learn about inequality in the criminal justice system, and she sets out to find the alibi witness who can prove his innocence."e; (Publishers Weekly, "e;An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"e;)

Zoe has never met her father, who was sent to prison right before she was born - so when she receives a letter from him on her twelfth birthday, it's a huge surprise. But when Zoe investigates the crime, she starts to doubt the conviction. Is her father innocent? Or is he a liar? Either way, she's determined to find out.