Literary FictionYoung Adult
A thirteen-year-old whose mother returns after eleven years must face hard truths about family, care, and belonging, with poetry woven through.
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A thirteen-year-old whose mother returns after eleven years must face hard truths about family, care, and belonging, with poetry woven through.
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When Apple's mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels almost whole again. In order to heal completely, her mother will have to answer one burning question: Why did she abandon her? But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Brief mild attraction near the end; no sexual content
Violence & gore
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Mild peril tied to neglect; no graphic violence
Profanity
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Substance use
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Alcohol use appears in the story
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Parental abandonment and neglect; teen left caring for younger sister
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