Push : a novel / by Sapphire.
Author/creator |
Sapphire, 1950- |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, ©1996. |
Description | 141 pages ; 20 cm |
Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
Supplemental Content | Sample text |
Subject(s) |
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Abstract | 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. |
Local note | Little-340116--305131047297% |
Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
Genre/form | Bildungsromane. |
LCCN | 96016516 |
ISBN | 0679446265 |
ISBN | 9780679446262 |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | TRC Fiction | F SA69P | ✔ Available | Place Hold |