Precious : a novel
by
Sapphire, 1950- author.
Title
:
Precious : a novel
Added Title
:
Push.
Author
:
Sapphire, 1950- author.
Summary
:
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.
General Note
:
Cover title.
"Includes the novel Push and a reader's guide"--Cover.
Physical Description
:
139 p. ; 20 cm.
Subject Term
:
Incest -- Fiction.
Teenage pregnancy -- Fiction.
Teenage mothers -- Fiction.
Teenage girls -- Fiction.
African American girls -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Sexual abuse victims -- Fiction.
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Literacy -- Fiction.
Inner cities -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Publisher
:
Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books,
Publication Date
:
1996
ISBN
:
9780307474841
Publication Information
:
New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, c1996.
Call Number
:
SAPPHIR
| Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| 33607002883521 | Adult Fiction | SAPPHIR | Checked In |