Piecing Me Together True with a little help from

with a little help from two colonial kids and Benjamin Franklin himself

and perseverance

and the many creative responses from black and nonblack communities in contemporary struggles for dignity and freedom

Who This Book Is For:

Piecing Me Together True with a little help fromNewbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner New York Times bestseller "Timely and timeless." Jacqueline Woodson "Important and deeply moving." John Green Bestselling and award winning author Rene Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her. Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take