Maybe there are some things she could show other women about understanding the world and finding ways to be real, to make a difference. Jade wants to speak, to create, to express her joys and sorrows, her pain and her hope. She's tired of being singled out as someone who needs help, someone people want to fix. Just because her mentor is black and graduated from the same high school doesn't mean she understands where Jade is coming from. But some opportunities she doesn't really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for 'at-risk' girls. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Variety has learned that Warner Horizon is set to adapt the New York Times. And maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference.Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner New York Times bestseller 'Timely and timeless.' -Jacqueline Woodson 'Important and deeply moving.' -John Green Acclaimed author Renee 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. Author Rene Watson’s award-winning book Piecing Me Together has been optioned for a film adaptation. And just because Maxine, her college-graduate mentor, is black doesn't mean she understands Jade. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for 'at-risk' girls. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. Publisher's synopsis: Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed.

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Jade is a thinker and I loved seeing through her eyes.

Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson