Title: From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Description: Zoe is working to prove to everyone around her that she is worthy of being on Food Network's Kid Bake Challenge. On her 12th birthday, however, she receives an unexpected letter from her father, who has been in prison for a crime. A crime he says he did not commit. With recipes and the weight of her father's confession on her mind, it is up to Zoe to search for truth as she questions assumptions and strives to do what is right - even in the face of opposition.
Subjects: American criminal justice system, middle school, female lead, Children's fiction, Prejudices, fiction, Fathers and daughters, Juvenile fiction, Prisoners' families, Bakers, Families, Fiction, Bakers and bakeries, Family life, African Americans, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Cooking & Food, Father-daughter relationship, Prisoners families