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Push by Sapphire (1997 ed.)

Sapphire’s Push is a raw, shattering, and ultimately transformative novel following Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen‑year‑old girl in Harlem fighting to reclaim her life. Illiterate, pregnant for the second time by her father, and enduring relentless physical and emotional abuse from her mother, Precious has been failed by every system meant to protect her.

When she is expelled from her regular school, Precious is sent to an alternative program—Each One Teach One—where she meets Ms. Rain, the teacher who recognizes her potential and gives her the tools to find her voice through reading and writing. What begins as fragmented, painful journal entries slowly grows into powerful self‑expression as Precious confronts her trauma and begins imagining a future beyond survival.

Through community, education, and the act of telling her own story, Precious discovers strength she never believed she had. Push is both harrowing and hopeful—a testament to resilience, the necessity of support, and the transformative power of literacy and self‑worth.

Copyright: This paperback copy was published by Vintage Contemporaries / Vintage Books in 1997 with cover art including “NOW THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRECIOUS”, “WINNER Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL” and “‘Affecting and impassioned… sails on the strength of pure, stirring feeling.’ – The New York Times Book Review‘”

Condition: Good. Used.

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ISBN-10: 0679766758

ISBN-13: 9780679766759

Dewey Decimal: 813.54