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Sep 18, 2022red_ant_7357 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Jade is a black Teenager form a poor neighborhood who attends an elite private school. She excels in school but one day she is asked to be part of Women to Women, a mentor-ship program. But Jade is tired of being singled out as someone who…
Aug 01, 2022jasonlee228 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Piecing Me Together is about Jade, a poor, African-American girl who must deal with having to go to a private school of rich, white kids. Despite being intelligent, her economic situation and her race put her at a disadvantage. The story…
May 07, 2022
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson tells the inspiring story of Jade, a young, impoverished African American girl who learns to find herself in the world of a mostly white, rich private school. Jade is incredibly intelligent, yet her race…
Mar 24, 2021
The author of the novel Piecing Me Together is Renee Watson. Renee Watson has received numerous awards including a Newberry Honour award for Piecing Me Together. Piecing Me Together was written from the point of view of a young black…
Jun 21, 2020
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Apr 27, 2020amm3607 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book! Opened my eyes to a new reality.
Jan 29, 2020JerryJennings rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson is a YA novel about Jade, an African American high schooler who is poor and has received a merit scholarship to a local private (basically all white) high in Portland, Oregon. She is on journeys of…
Jan 02, 2020SpeedyLlama rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It was so refreshing to read a YA book without a romantic subplot. This was a quick and interesting read, and as someone trying (struggling) to learn Spanish, I really liked how at the start of chapters, there was a Spanish word to…
Oct 17, 2019recycledmonkeys rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic #ownvoices book. Set in Portland.
Jul 22, 2019
I was taken in by the true-to-life issues in the book Piecing Me Together. Renee Watson did a nice job in detailing Jade's journey.
Feb 28, 2019VaughanPLKim rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An inspiring novel about a teenaged girl named Jade, who, with the help of her mentoring group Woman to Woman, manages to find her voice.
Feb 04, 2019JCLChrisK rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A complex story of one teen finding her voice.
Nov 08, 2018VaughanPLShelly rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Piecing Me Together is a beautifully well-written novel with a relatable character. I think readers of any age will find Jade's journey wonderful and engaging, despite it being a very personal one. I also recommend this to fans of The Hate…
Sep 11, 2018samcmar rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book had me feeling so many emotions as I read it. I read this in one sitting, and it looks at what it means when you have to talk to your friends about race and discrimination. I was so angry for the main character, Jade, through…
Aug 04, 2018skdawson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Deserves all of the awards and more! This book was simply fantastic. A brutally honest look at pity, sympathy, and speaking up for yourself.
Jul 23, 2018Thegiver rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Jade is a high school student living in two different worlds. Commuting via city bus from a "poor neighborhood" to a private school, where she is an academic scholarship student, in the "better side" of Portland. Her character is…
May 13, 2018
I picked up this book because it was an honor/award winner - and it was well deserved! I was quickly invested in the Jade's struggles - as a young girl out of place in many different ways struggling to figure out what she really needs in…
Apr 27, 2018KyCCL rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book wasn't what I expected. I came to it having read 'The Hate u Give' and 'Dear Martin', and was expecting this to be all about race relations.It wasn't. Race certainly played an important part in the book, and the story would…
Apr 22, 2018KMJ_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is such a beautiful book. Jade is a talented artist, driven high schooler, committed daughter and friend. She balances her life at home with her life at school. This book looks at subtle racism, like Jade being placed in a mentoring…
Apr 10, 2018vm510 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A sentimental, quiet, pensive book following the main character Jade, who joins a mentorship program and becomes more confident speaking up for herself. There are lots of issues dealt with here in a sensitive way: microaggressions at…
Jan 21, 2018booknrrd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A moving book about an African-American girl with big dreams trying to navigate the different spheres of her life and the world at large. I particularly loved the author's emphasis on friendship and female relationships.
Apr 01, 2017Mooseum rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
KBOO had an interview with Renee Watson before the release of this book and I knew that I'd want to read it. There are many struggles in the lives of young people growing up, not to mention the struggles they still face when they become…