Push
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Adult Fiction | F SAPPH | Available |
| Westover - Adult Fiction | F SAPPH | Available |
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Published
New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
139 pages, 38 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Now the major moton picture Precious - cover.
General Note
Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award Sundance Film Festival - cover.
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
African American girls -- Fiction.
African American teenage mothers -- Fiction.
African American teenage mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Incest -- Fiction.
Incest -- Juvenile fiction.
Literacy -- Fiction.
Street life -- Juvenile fiction.
Teacher-student relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage mothers -- Fiction.
African American girls -- Fiction.
African American teenage mothers -- Fiction.
African American teenage mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Incest -- Fiction.
Incest -- Juvenile fiction.
Literacy -- Fiction.
Street life -- Juvenile fiction.
Teacher-student relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage mothers -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sapphire. (1997). Push (First Vintage Contemporaries edition.). Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sapphire, 1950-. 1997. Push. Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sapphire, 1950-. Push Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sapphire. Push First Vintage Contemporaries edition., Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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