Push: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, N.Y. : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, c1996.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
139 p, ; 21 cm.
Status:
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.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Longmont Adult Fiction
FICTION SAPPHIRE
On Shelf
Jul 23, 2024
Longmont Teen Fiction
TEEN FICTION SAPPHIRE
Lost and Paid
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American girls -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Education -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Diaries -- Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Incest -- Fiction.
Incest victims -- Fiction.
Literacy -- Fiction.
Pregnant teenagers -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Education -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Diaries -- Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Incest -- Fiction.
Incest victims -- Fiction.
Literacy -- Fiction.
Pregnant teenagers -- Fiction.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679766759 (pbk.), 0679766758 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 5 Points
Level 4, 5 Points
Notes
General Note
"Now a major motion picture; Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner, Sundance Film Festival"--Sticker on cover.
General Note
Includes a section called "Life stories" by some of the teens profiled in this book.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Sapphire. (1996). Push: a novel. 1st Vintage contemporaries ed. New York, N.Y., Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sapphire, 1950-. 1996. Push: A Novel. New York, N.Y., Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sapphire, 1950-, Push: A Novel. New York, N.Y., Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1996.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sapphire. Push: A Novel. 1st Vintage contemporaries ed. New York, N.Y., Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1996.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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