The Apple Tart of Hope - Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

A People Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year

Fourteen-year-old
Oscar Dunleavy is missing, presumed dead. His bike was found at sea,
out past the end of the pier, and everyone in town seems to have
accepted this as a teenage tragedy. But Oscar's best friend Meg knows he
isn't dead. Oscar is an optimistic and kind boy who bakes the world's
best apple tarts; he would never kill himself, and Meg is going to
prove
it.

Through interwoven narratives, the reader learns what
really
happened to Oscar. Meg must confront the painful truth of
Oscar's past
six months-and the possibility that he might really be
gone.
Surrounded
by grief and confusion, she starts to put the pieces
back
together. This
story of love and friendship reminds us to keep
hope in
our hearts.

For fans ofThe Thing About Jellyfishand kids who need a reminder that really, all you need is love.

"This touching novel is one to savor."-Booklist, Starred Review

"A quiet story that may be the tiny push that someone thinking of giving up needs to keep going. . . . Sweetly satisfying."-Kirkus Reviews,Starred Review