Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Binding:Hardcover read-aloud title is an unbridled

read-aloud title is an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem

with all the cards stacked against them

the meaning of a fulfilling life

while the second part describes the history of Harlem the neighborhood

all the way up to the present

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Binding:Hardcover read-aloud title is an unbridledA "dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted" (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well Read Black Girl. "A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever growing love for words and for language." Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There's Always This Year AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "She is a friend of my