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About This Book:

Title: Push

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1996
Audio Cassette, 1996
Prebinding, 1997
Paperback, 1997
Compact Disc, 2009

Synopsis
Claireece Precious Jones is an overweight, illiterate black teenager pregnant with her second child--both the result of incest by her father--and infected with the AIDS virus--also thanks to her father. This first novel by the poet and performance artist Sapphire tells the story of how Precious miraculously finds redemption and deliverance through the efforts of one of her teachers, who teaches her to read and write.

Details
Series:             Vintage Contemporaries Series
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.5 Pounds
Height:         8.5 Inches
Width:          5.3 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



Publisher Notes
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.



Industry Reviews
"[A] much-talked-about first novel...that manages to be disturbing, affecting and manipulative all at the same time....Precious's street-smart, angry voice...conjures up Precious's gritty, unforgiving world. Sapphire somehow finds lyricism in Precious's life, and in endowing Precious with her own generous gifts for language, she allows us entree into her heroine's state of mind....Alice Walker's ghost hovers more and more insistently over PUSH as the novel progresses, lending Precious's story a blunt ideological subtext."
(06/14/1996)
"...[A]t the heart of PUSH is a lovely faith in the word. Literacy can't protect Precious from AIDS, but it can create wonder--not just bitterness."
(06/25/1996)
"Despite its political incorrectness and its grim take on the realities of life in the inner city, PUSH is nevertheless a fascinating novel that may well find a place in the African American literary canon....Sapphire's work is sure to win as many hearts as it disturbs minds."
(06/23/1996)
"...[S]hort, brutal and painfully affecting....The novel is a story of almost total despair which trades on the possibility of hope. Most astutely drawn is the way in which Precious both comprehends her situation and is blind to it....Precious has a depth of character, humour, perversity and an engaging mixture of sassiness and naivety."
(10/11/1996)
"Sapphire displays a potent ability with language and even balances her intense narrative with pointed humor. The author refuses to serve as either moralizer or judge, but that unflinching quality is what makes PUSH especially challenging."
(September 1996)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Push and it was written by Sapphire, Ramona Lofton. This edition of Push is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is May 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $13. There are pages in the book and it was published by Vintage Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0679766758 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780679766759. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.