Push
Author: Sapphire
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 29 April, 1997
ISBN: 9780679766759
Pages: 192
Subjects: African american, Coming of age, Family life
Available as: Trade Paper, 978-0-679-76675-9
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.