{"id":43217,"date":"2024-02-03T22:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T03:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=43217"},"modified":"2024-02-03T22:21:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T03:21:38","slug":"review-of-all-the-fighting-parts-by-hannah-v-sawyerr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=43217","title":{"rendered":"Review of All the Fighting Parts, by Hannah V. Sawyerr"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>All the Fighting Parts<\/em><\/p>\n

by Hannah V. Sawyerr<\/p>\n

Amulet Books, 2023. 387 pages.
\nReview written October 2, 2023, from a library book.
\nStarred Review
\n2024 William C. Morris Award Finalist<\/a>
\n2024 Waler Award Honors<\/a>
\n2023 Cybils Novels in Verse Finalist<\/a>
\n2023 Sonderbooks Stand-out<\/a>: #8 More Teen Fiction<\/p>\n

[Note: This review was written after my first reading. I read it again, and saw even more on rereading. A marvelous novel and one of our Morris Finalists!]<\/p>\n

All the Fighting Parts<\/em> is a novel in verse about a teen dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

Amina\u2019s mother died when she was five years old, and she\u2019s been told that her mother was an activist and a fighter, and that Mina inherited all the fighting parts from her. Her father doesn\u2019t really know how to relate to her, and has taken refuge in the church. When Mina\u2019s teacher calls after she fought back in class, his suggestion is to do some volunteer work at the church as a penalty.<\/p>\n

The book interweaves what led up to the assault with the police report about the assault and dealing with it afterward. At first, Mina pushes her friends away and won\u2019t talk to anyone. That felt authentic and realistic. But I also like the way Mina is portrayed grappling with healing. Her boyfriend is almost too good to be true in his understanding \u2013 but as a reader, I definitely wanted that for her.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s another person abused by the same perpetrator, a respected member of the community, and she has a different way of dealing with it. But this is a sensitive and powerful portrayal of a teen trying to do what\u2019s right and getting her trust betrayed. Then having to figure out it wasn\u2019t her fault what happened.<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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