Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
34 Total Resources 12 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2017
Word Count 50,961
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 187729
- 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
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- Social Justice Books for Teens
- 7th Grade LDG
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Understanding Race and Anti-Racism
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Black Experiences
- 7th Grade Battle of the Books
- Western Hemisphere
- Diverse Lit Kits, 7-8
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Teen
- Young Adult Fiction
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
- JCPS LMS Recommended Reading Grade 6-8
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson about Piecing Me Together
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Presentation by Renée Watson
Created by Urban Teachers
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Cybils
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by NPR
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Reading While White
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Novel Study from Novel Studies
Created by Novel Studies
Discussion Guide from Bloomsbury USA
Created by Bloomsbury USA
Book Readings 2
Complete Video Reading of "Black Girls Rising" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Renée Watson
Created by Recorded Books
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 12
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Winner, 2018
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 2018
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2020
Commended, 2018
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2018
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2021
Winner, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2017
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