Shattered Pieces Everywhere: How I Found True Joy in My Most Broken Moments YA_Gift_Guide The movie was as sad

The movie was as sad as the books

I only wish I had known about this book earlier

reminding us of the deep satisfaction that can be found when we open ourselves up to the world with our whole heart

religion and imagination

Shattered Pieces Everywhere: How I Found True Joy in My Most Broken Moments YA_Gift_Guide The movie was as sadIn this heart breaking and inspiring memoir, Christina Maria Martinez shares how events that could've been fatal were, instead, the beginning of something wonderful. Raised in a family struggling to stay afloat despite domestic violence, substance abuse and time spent in a children's home, young Christina felt like the ugly duckling. Even as she found more stability in her teen years, Christina felt shy and insecure. Maybe if she felt beautiful she'd