Books like Ketchup clouds by Annabel Pitcher
Zoe, a young teenager living in Bath, England, writes a series of personal letters to a death‑row inmate in Texas. Burdened by the guilt of a friend's death, she seeks solace in sharing her secret with someone who can’t be told about it by her own family. Through these epistolary exchanges, Zoe confronts grief, family dynamics and the weight of her hidden truth, while also discovering unexpected perspectives from a stranger across the country.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Annabel Pitcher
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