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From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning YA author Renée Watson comes a heartbreaking and tender winter romance about falling in love and finding who you are at the same time. Bliss knows there’s more to life than her small town. Working in her family’s funeral home, she...

Bloomsbury presents Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson, read by Zenzi Williams. 2018 Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner: a beautiful, powerful coming of age story 'Important and deeply moving' JOHN GREEN 'Timely and timeless' JACQUELINE WOODSON Jade is a girl...

Bloomsbury presents Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson, read by Bahni Turpin. From Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Renée Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring novel for middle schoolers about finding deep roots and...

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. Shine your light! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson, the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a...

Bloomsbury presents Love Is a Revolution written and read by Renée Watson. From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a new YA novel – a love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is...

Bloomsbury presents All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson, read by Bahni Turpin. Winner of the Newbery Medal | Audie Award Winner for Middle Grade | A New York Times bestseller | A USA Today bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal winner Renée Watson explores...

*Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award* "In clear, measured tones, the author recounts Betty's discomfort with her home life and her work with the Housewives League...Shabazz differentiates between Betty and her mother, Ollie Mae Sanders, through pitch and projects the latter's frequent...

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life—between wine nights with her...

Bloomsbury presents Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan, read by Angela Lewis and Em Eldridge. "This stunning book is the story I’ve been waiting for my whole life; where girls rise up to claim their space with joy and power.” —Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling...

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse, adapted for audio, chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson. A...

In a world that tells us to fit the mold instead of breaking it, struggling with mental health isn't a weakness. It's inevitable. When you feel like you must hustle harder and the stress is wearing you down, it can be hard to just breathe. But author Jennifer Renee Watson offers an encouraging word in What If You're Doing Better Than You Think?: Finding Courage and Confidence When Life Gets Messy. She explains that struggles are an invitation to pay attention to your need for self-care and restructure your life to work for you, not against you.

The (Other) F Word combines the voices of Renée Watson, Jes Baker, and more in a relatable and gift-worthy guide about body image and fat acceptance. This dazzling collection of poetry, essays, and fashion tips is meant for people of all sizes who desire to be seen and heard in a culture consumed by a narrow definition of beauty. By combining the talents of renowned fat YA and middle-grade authors, as well as fat influencers and creators, The (Other) F Word offers teen listeners and activists of all ages a tool for navigating our world with confidence and courage.

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Build Dreams by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Renée Watson continues her bestselling young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Middle school is just around the...

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Share Joy by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ryan Hart is caught in the...

Bloomsbury presents All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson, read by Bahni Turpin. Winner of the Newbery Medal 2026 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal winner Renée Watson explores friendship, loss and life with grief in this poignant novel told in verse and vignettes. Sage's...

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Ideal for 8-12 year olds!...

#1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning Renée Watson crafts a tender, romantic YA novel about beginnings and endings and new beginnings again. Bliss knows there’s more to life than what she’s experienced in her small town. She’s ready to be the girl who isn’t just...

Bloomsbury presents Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson, read by Zenzi Williams. Newbery 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 Newbery Medal winning...

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Odyssey Honor Audiobook A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of...

Cuando una estudiante es asignada el trabajo de completar un árbol familiar y solo puede contar tres generaciones atrás, Abuela junta a toda la familia, y la estudiante aprende que hace 400 años, en 1619, sus antepasados fueron robados y traídos a los Estados Unidos por esclavizadores...