Piecing Me Together

by Renée Watson

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Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
New York Times bestseller
"Timely and timeless." -Jacqueline Woodson
"Important and deeply moving." -John Green

Bestselling and award-winning author Ren e Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.

Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn't really welcome, like an invitation to join a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Just because her mentor is Black and graduated from the same high school doesn't mean she understands where Jade is coming from. She's tired of being singled out as someone who needs help, someone people want to fix. Jade wants to speak, to create, to express her joys and sorrows, her pain and her hope. Maybe there are some things she could show other women about understanding the world and finding ways to be real, to make a difference.

NPR's Best Books
A New York Public Library Best Teen Book of the Year
Chicago Public Library's Best Books
A School Library Journal Best Book
Kirkus Reviews' Best Teen Books
Josette Frank Award Winner

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1681191059

ISBN13:9781681191058

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"

Age Range:12 to 17 years

Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12

Related Subjects

Artistic Expression Community Activism Economic Inequality Family Dynamics Gender Roles And Stereotypes Intersectionality Mentorship The Education System Young Adult Children's

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