Praise for All the Fighting Parts

“Gutsy and defiant, All the Fighting Parts is a battle hymn for loud-mouthed girls, and a searing invitation to all—but especially survivors—to speak their truth.”
Joy McCullough, New York Times bestselling author

“The sharp shift in tone and structure instantly divides Amina’s story into a stark before and after in the same way an assault can divide a life. But she, like most courageous victims, refuses to let divide define her. A heroic and candid debut.”
Ashley Woodfolk, critically acclaimed author of Nothing Burns as Bright as You

“Incredibly moving, beautifully written, and oh-so powerful, All the Fighting Parts is a stunning debut novel-in-verse. Hannah V. Sawyerr is a talent to watch.”
Liz Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas, The Night in Question, and The Lucky Ones

“Perfect for readers of Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, All the Fighting Parts is an honest, brilliant, and powerful novel-in-verse. Amina’s story isn’t just about a girl who survives sexual assault. Readers will root for her as she journeys through survival, grief of losing a parent, and the role faith can play in finding oneself. A mixed media novel filled with smart writing and honest poetry, Sawyerr tackles difficult topics like religion, sexuality, and survival with tenderness and care. A must read for anyone who has ever felt the words ‘me too’ in their heart.”
Dante Medema, author of The Truth Project

About the Author

Hannah V. Sawyerr is a poet and young adult novelist who was named the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Her debut novel in verse, All the Fighting Parts, was a William C. Morris Award finalist, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book, a Rise Feminist Book Project Top Ten title, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. Her second novel in verse, Truth Is, was a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. Her spoken-word work has been featured on the BBC's World Have Your Say and in the National Education Association's "Do You Hear Us?" campaign, and her writing has appeared in Essence, xoNecole, and gal-dem. She holds a BA in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.

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