Author:  Crossan, Sarah 
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 2 May 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury YA) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 368 pages
199 x 129 x 23 | 260g
'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' - Sunday Times Book of the Week'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's 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. Apple's mother disappeared years ago, leaving Apple with her nana and a lot of unanswered questions. But when she unexpectedly explodes back into Apple's life like a comet, homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is that she begins to see things as they really are.
This beautiful novel from multi-award-winning 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...
Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, One, Toffee, and The Weight of Water.