Janae Marks crée des récits captivants pour les jeunes lecteurs, s'inspirant de ses propres expériences de vie et de sa formation académique en écriture créative. Sa fiction explore les défis et les triomphes de l'adolescence, offrant des explorations pertinentes et perspicaces à son public. Elle se consacre à capturer la voix et la perspective authentiques des jeunes.
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.
Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together.
Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job