Precious, based on the novel Push, by Sapphire
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Precious, based on the novel Push, by Sapphire
Language
eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Precious
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498129755
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by Sapphire
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based on the novel Push
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
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adult
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