Episode 7: From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Ainara introduces us to the world of Zoe Washington, whose father is wrongfully incarcerated for a crime, and how she works to clear his name and get him released. All while training to be a winning contestant on a bake-off TV show. Ainara then travels to a bakery to frost cupcakes with author Janae Marks while she gives us some more details on the book and drops some hints about the sequel.
More about the book
From the Desk of Zoe Washington is the first in a series starring Zoe Washington an her adventures. In this book Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl write back to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime?
A crime he says he never committed.
Learn even more about From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks is the New York Times bestselling author for her middle grade works. She has a love for children stories even as an adult. That love only grew when she got an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and found her passion for writing! After spending seven years working for a Big 5 publisher she now lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and miniature schnauzer named Cookie.
Learn more about Janae Marks on her website
About Janae Marks
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Now her birth father has finally been released from prison he eveals his dream of opening his own restaurant, Zoe becomes determined to help him achieve it. However, starting a new place is much more difficult than it looks, and Marcus is having a harder time re-entering society than anyone expected.
Nora lets new resident Joy in on the complex’s best-kept secret a cozy refuge that only the kids know about. In this little hideaway Joy starts exchanging messages on the wall with another kid in the building who also seems to be struggling, until—abruptly, they stop writing back and she must find out why! Between managing a new dog-walking business, 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.