Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
40 Total Resources 13 Awards 23 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 50,961
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187729, 7 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Schools
- High schools--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- High schools
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Schools--Fiction
- Mentoring
- Mentoring--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson about Piecing Me Together
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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General Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Book-Specific Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Novel Study from Reed's Study Guides
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Discussion Guide from Bloomsbury USA
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Book Readings 2

Complete Video Reading of "Black Girls Rising" narrated by Renée Watson
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Renée Watson
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Winner, 2018

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2018

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2018

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2018

The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2023
Winner, 2018

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2018

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
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