![]() ![]() ![]() Zoe’s relationship with Marcus and her struggle to balance her new feelings with her relationship with the beloved stepfather she calls Dad feel relatable and believable. While Zoe is driven and extremely goal-oriented, Marks also includes everyday moments such as friendship insecurities and exaggerated expectations. Marks has written a natural, authentic story that particularly shines when she skillfully intertwines her narrative with historical information and contemporary context about the penal system. However, despite his securing a good job and a place to live, the life of an exoneree is fraught with pitfalls. ![]() Now that Marcus has been released, Zoe feels protective and hopeful about his future. As a seventh grader, Zoe worked tirelessly to determine whether the imprisoned father she had never met was innocent or guilty, ultimately helping to exonerate him. ![]() Now the Black 14-year-old is taking her journalistic skills to the airways through a podcast. It’s been two years since the determined tween at the heart of From the Desk of Zoe Washington (2020) sought answers about the unjust incarceration of her birth father. " Not being incarcerated doesn’t necessarily make you free. ![]()
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