From the Desk of Zoe Washington

What does a girl say 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?

Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. Even if it means hiding his letters from her Mom and stepdad. Everyone else thinks Zoe’s worrying about her bakery internship and proving to her parents that she’s worthy of auditioning for Food Network’s Kids Bake Challenge!

But with bakery confections on one part of her mind and Marcus’s conviction weighing heavily on the other, this is one recipe Zoe doesn’t know how to balance.

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