Push : a novel by Sapphire.
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TextPublisher: New York : Vintage Contemporaries, [2009]Description: 139 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780307474841; 0307474844Other title: Title on cover : Precious : based on the novel Push | PreciousSubject(s): Child abuse -- Fiction | Incest -- Fiction | Pregnant teenagers -- Fiction | Literacy -- Fiction | African American girls -- Fiction | African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction.DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3569.A63 | P74 2009Summary: A self-portrait of a black teenage girl, big, fat, unloved, with a father who rapes her and a jealous mother who screams abuse. For Precious, as she is called, hope appears when a courageous teacher, a young black woman, bullies, cajoles and inspires her to learn to read. By the author of American Dreams.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | SAPP (Browse shelf) | Available | 11572 |
"Includes the novel Push and a reader's guide"--Cover.
A self-portrait of a black teenage girl, big, fat, unloved, with a father who rapes her and a jealous mother who screams abuse. For Precious, as she is called, hope appears when a courageous teacher, a young black woman, bullies, cajoles and inspires her to learn to read. By the author of American Dreams.
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