Piecing Me Together
Ranked #29 in Mentoring, Ranked #44 in Multicultural — see more rankings.
A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from acclaimed author Renée Watson.
Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she’s ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls. Except really, it’s for black girls. From “bad”... more
Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she’s ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls. Except really, it’s for black girls. From “bad”... more
Rankings by Category
Piecing Me Together is ranked in the following categories:
- #81 in African American
- #66 in Author Biography
- #71 in Diverse
- #57 in Diversity
- #94 in Identity
- #93 in Poverty
- #71 in Teen Girls
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