Apple and Rain

_______________'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 Bookbag_______________SHORTLISTED 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 yea