- Published: New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997.
- Year Published: 1997
- Description: 139 p. ; 21 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
ISBN/Standard Number
- 0679766758
- 9780679766759
- 9780307474841
Subjects
- Child abuse -- Fiction.
- Incest -- Fiction.
- Teenage mothers -- Fiction.
- Literacy -- Fiction.
- African American girls -- Fiction.
- African Americans -- Fiction. -- New York (State) -- New York
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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Call number: Fiction , Teen Fiction
Available Copies: Downtown 1st Floor, Malletts Teen, Pittsfield Adult, Pittsfield Teen, Traverwood Adult, West Adult, West Teen
Additional Details
[Precious] "includes the novel Push and a reader's guide"--Cover.
Relentless, remorseless, and inspirational, this "horrific, hope-filled story" ("Newsday") is certain to haunt a generation of readers. Precious Jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption.
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