This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth Sunday Times Book of the WeekA story of the redeeming power of love. Its beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh The BookbagSHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALAll the time Mum was away, Eleven long years, I saved up my hopes Like little pennies in a jar. Apples mother disappeared years ago, leaving Apple with her nana and a lot of unanswered questions. But when she unexpectedly explodes back into Apples life like a comet, homecoming is bittersweet. Its only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is that she begins to see things as they really are.This beautiful novel from multiawardwinning author Sarah Crossan explores family, friendship and reconciliation. It is a story about how messy, complicated and surprising love can be.Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation...Dont miss Sarah Crossans other irresistibly pageturning books Moonrise, One, Toffee, and The Weight of Water.

Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: YFB; Weight: 378 g; Dimensions: 199 x 129 x 23

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