Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Child and the search for a

and the search for a new way of seeing and being seen

driven by a wild heart

leaving mayhem in her wake

this story makes an excellent jumping off point for teachers to spark dialogue

When Christine Platt set out on her journey to live with less

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Child and the search for aA "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