![]() ![]() ![]() One of Renée’s passions is using the arts to help youth cope with trauma and discuss social issues. Her picture book, Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills received several honors including an NAACP Image Award nomination in children’s literature. Her middle grade novels include the Ryan Hart series, (Ways to Make Sunshine and Ways to Grow Love), Some Places More Than Others, Betty Before X, co-authored with Ilyasah Shabazz, and What Momma Left Me. Her books include young adult novels, Love is a Revolution, Piecing Me Together, This Side of Home, and Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ellen Hagan. Her poetry and fiction centers around the experiences of Black girls and women, and explores themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. ![]() She has given readings and lectures at many renown places including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Her children’s picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. ![]() Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. About the Author: “Renée Watson is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. ![]()
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