Description
Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renee Watson teams up with rock-star poet Ellen Hagan in this feminist anthem about two young women fighting to have their voices heard
About the Author
Renee Watson is the bestselling Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winning author of the novel Piecing Me Together as well as many others. Renee is the founder of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit committed to nurturing under-represented voices in the creative arts. She lives in New York City. reneewatson.net @harlemportland (Instagram) Ellen Hagan is a writer, performer and educator. Her latest collection of poetry, Hemisphere, was published by Northwestern University Press, Spring 2015. This is her first novel. She lives with her husband and daughters in New York City. ellenhagan.com @ellenhagan (Twitter)
Reviews
Praise for PIECING ME TOGETHER: An important and deeply moving novel. Highly recommended * John Green *
Praise for PIECING ME TOGETHER: Timely and timeless, Piecing Me Together is a book about the ways young people deal with the hardships and heartbreak of everyday living while remaining whole and true to themselves * Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winning author of BROWN GIRL DREAMING *
Praise for PIECING ME TOGETHER: Watson, with rhythm and style, somehow gets at the toxicity of sympathy, the unquenchable thirst of fear, and the life-changing power of voice and opportunity, all wrapped up in Jade * Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling and award-winning coauthor of ALL AMERICAN BOYS *
Praise for PIECING ME TOGETHER: A timely, nuanced and unforgettable story about the power of art, community and friendship * starred review, Kirkus Reviews *
Readers who avidly follow American cultural politics will find much here to provoke and inspire. * CBI Reading Guide 2019-20 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526600868
Author Ms Renee Watson
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Bloomsbury YA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 258g