![]() ![]() Now Jade is hopeful because the volunteer abroad program is "not a program offering something I need, but it's about what I can give." Instead Jade learns that she's been selected to participate in a program, Woman to Woman: A Mentorship Program for African American Girls. Parker has provided Jade with several opportunities an essay writing class in her freshman year and a SAT prep class last year. Parker her guidance counselor who Jade hopes will have information about the volunteer abroad program. The first day of school, Jade meets with Mrs. Her dad also lives in Portland with his white girlfriend who has a college degree and a good paying job. Jade's family consists of her mother who works as a house keeper for a rich old lady named Louise after she was fired from her job at Emanuel Hospital for theft. Jade hasn't made many close friends at the school which is concerning to her mother. Francis is considered the best private school in Portland, and is predominantly white. Francis High School on the other side of town, away from her friends and family in predominantly poor, black Northside. Set in Portland, Oregon, the main character is Jade Butler who attends St. Piecing Me Together is a novel about life as a young African-American in modern-day America.
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