Precious /
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 D...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : [Westminster, Md.] :
Random House ; Books on Tape,
[2009]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Unabridged. Compact discs. "Based on the novel Push." Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 4 sound discs (5 hr., 5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: | 05:05:00 |
| ISBN: | 9781415967171 : 1415967172 : |