All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

To regain her voice and sense of self, Amina must find the power to confront her abuser-in the courtroom and her heart-and learn to use all the fighting parts within her. Sign In or Register Now Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app Cancel 1 To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. She no longer has to speak because Pastor Johnson can't hurt her anymore–or so she believes. Sawyerr You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. When Pastor Johnson is arrested for a different crime, the community is shaken and divided some call him a monster and others defend him. In a world that claims to support survivors, Amina wonders who will support her when her attacker is everyone's favorite community leader. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don’t understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant. The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. Her written word has been included in gal-dem, Rookie, and xoNecole. Her spoken word has been featured on the BBC’s World Have Your Say program, as well as the National Education Association’s Do You Hear Us campaign. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson.īut Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is. Sawyerr was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon-even when it gets her into trouble. In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency after a sexual assault within the church community

To regain her voice and sense of self, Amina must find the power to confront her abuser-in the courtroom and her heart-and learn to use all the fighting parts within her.ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS Abrams/Amulet, SeptemNow available for preorder here! She no longer has to speak because Pastor Johnson can't hurt her anymore–or so she believes.

After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson.īut Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is.

All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr