- Piecing Me Together Chapter 1 Summary
- Piecing Me Together Chapter 12 Summary
- Piecing Me Together Summary Shmoop
- Piecing Me Together Chapter 32 Summary
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Piecing Me Together Chapter 1 Summary
- Piecing me together by Renee Watson takes the point of view of Jade, a girl of color. She’s an artist and really smart, earning a scholarship to a prestigious high school.
- Title: Piecing Me Together Author: Renee Watson ISBN: 058 Pages: 264 pages Publisher/Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books, c2017. Awards: Newbery Honor Award (2018), Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner (2018) The front of the folder shows a group of black women-adults and teens-smiling and embracing one another.
Piecing Me Together Chapter 12 Summary
Piecing Me Together Summary Shmoop
Summary of Piecing Me Together. This book follows a year in the life of high school sophomore Jade, an African American girl attending an elite private high school far from her home in a neighborhood plagued by poverty. The reader follows along as Jade navigates these two different worlds, including her struggle to be seen as a person with.
Piecing Me Together Chapter 32 Summary
Chapter 32 begins with “hermanas,” which means “sisters.” Jade says Maxine is trying to make their time together more meaningful and no longer spends it on the phone with Jon. Mrs. Butler readily agrees when Maxine invites Jade to her apartment. Jade is impressed with how it looks, and notes that it could have come straight off a showroom floor. Two of Maxine's friends arrive. They talk about dating and urge Maxine not to get back together with Jon, who cheated on Maxine and constantly needed money from her. Jade enjoys herself as they talk and play games, and wonders “if this is what having big sisters would be like” (129). When the talk turns to sex, Maxine shuts them down, saying she is going to be sure Jade “doesn't end up like one of those girls” (129). She emphasizes the word “those,” and Jade knows...