Zoe is looking forward to summer, sort of. Her friends Maya and Jasmine won't be around, and since she is mad at Trevor, he won't be someone to hang around with either. He's more interested in his creepy basketball friends anyway. Hopefully, she'd have time to practice her baking skills so she can apply for the Kids Baking Challenge sponsored by the Food Network.
Two things do happen to occupy her time. One is an internship at a local bakery. Her mom talked to Ariana, the bakery's owner, and promises Zoe if she gets a good recommendation from Ari, she'll help Zoe apply for the baking challenge. Now at least every Monday Zoe will be doing something she loves.
The other development happens when Zoe receives a birthday card in the mail with the return address for her biological father who is in prison for murder. As scary as that might seem, Zoe can't believe how nice he sounds when she reads the letter. According to him, he has been sending letters to her for years. Where are they? How come she never got to read any?
Zoe decides to write him back. Knowing her mother would not approve, Zoe enlists the help of her grandmother. She and Marcus begin exchanging letters and even talk a few times on the phone. What Zoe learns is that her father insists he is innocent. Zoe's new summer mission is to prove it.
Author Janae Marks has created a likable character in Zoe Washington. Readers will be pulling for her as she defies authority to get to know her imprisoned father and possibly help him prove he didn't commit the crime. Her adventurous capers are sure to entertain many middle grade readers.
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