Precious : based on the novel Push
Book |
Vintage Contemporaries,
New York :
1997.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorold | YP FIC SAPPH | Teen - Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
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.
Details
- ISBN: 0307474844
- ISBN: 9780307474841
- Physical Description: 139, [40] p.,. ; 20 cm.print
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 1997.
- General Note: Based on the novel Push."First Vintage Contemporaries edition, May 1997." -- T.p. verso."Reader's Guide" (p. [38-40])."Includes the novel Push and a reader's guide"--Cover.