Some Places More Than Others
- Author Renée Watson
- Narrator Bahni Turpin
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 4 hours and 9 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics.
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What to expect
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 exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are.
All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in New York City—Harlem, to be exact. She can’t wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family—and herself—in new way.
But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. It’s crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she explores, asks questions, and learns more and more about Harlem and about her father and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family.
Acclaim for Piecing Me Together
Newbery Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Young Adult Finalist
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
A Chicago Public Library Best Book, Teen Fiction
An ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
An NPR Best Book
A Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Book
A Refinery29 Best Book
Critics Review
A meaningful opportunity for students—particularly those in underrepresented communities—to celebrate themselves and their identities.
Watson is a master of structure and character development. . . . Amara’s search for her roots is tender and empowering.
A much-needed novel about the importance of roots and family connections.
Captures a young person’s growing enlightenment as she experiences one of the world’s most culturally rich neighborhoods. . . . Very relatable. . . . Quietly powerful.
The book excels at the delicate nuance of family dynamics. . . . This is the kind of special family trip many kids would love to make, and they’ll get vicarious satisfaction from traveling with Amara.
Watson proves her deftness in depicting settings; while the two places are as different as can be, the reader comes away with an appreciation of both Oregon and New York.
Renée Watson is a gifted storyteller who brings vibrant new meaning to time and place. In this beautiful blend of family, history, and culture, Watson lets us discover that one’s true home is rooted in the heart and soul.
Renée Watson’s storytelling mastery is on full display in Some Places More Than Others, which is so thematically vibrant and emotionally rich as to defy description. A magnificent book.
Watson creates characters that pop. . . . Satisfying in many ways.
I love the way Amara’s voice and spirit shine in this story. Some Places More Than Others is a beautiful novel about family and forgiveness, about the memories we carry with us wherever we go, and the places our hearts call home.
Watson is a master at character development . . . she seamlessly explores issues of identity, self, and family acceptance. . . A moving exploration of the places we come from and the people who shape us—not to be missed.
A deep and emotionally rich coming-of-age story about reuniting severed ties and exploring history, ancestry and selfhood.
Watson’s Harlem comes alive on the page, lovingly viewed by flawed but lovable characters whose story underscores themes of family, history, and forgiveness.
Timely and timeless.
Watson, with rhythm and style, somehow gets at . . . the life-changing power of voice and opportunity, all wrapped up in Jade.
An important and deeply moving novel.
Teeming with compassion and insight.
A timely, nuanced, and unforgettable story.
A nuanced meditation on race, privilege, and intersectionality.
Will resonate with many readers.
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