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1) The kid
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book is Sapphire's latest, a sequel to Push coming 15 years after its publication and one year after Precious, the film based on Push, got Academy Award attention. It is the story of Precious's son, Abdul, opening on the day of his mother's funeral. This book brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones, son of Sapphire's unforgettable heroine, Precious. It is a story of survival and awakening, and of one young man's remarkable strength....
Author
Publisher
Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Edition
1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc
139, [38] p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
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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