Push: A Novel
by Sapphire
- A Top 10 Book in the “Urban Fiction Books – Pre 1999” Category
- Voted #98 of the Top 100 Books of the 20th Century
- 4 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- 1997 BCALA Literary Award
Publication Date: Apr 29, 1997
List Price: $13.95
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780679766759
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
Paperback Description:
"Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels and written
by Damien Paul
GRAND JURY PRIZE and AUDIENCE AWARD winner at the 2009 Sundance Film
Festival
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.
"Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels and written
by Damien Paul
GRAND JURY PRIZE and AUDIENCE AWARD winner at the 2009 Sundance Film
Festival
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.
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