Precious
Sapphire
Precious - London Vintage 2010 - 139 p ; 20 cm
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.
9780099548720 0099548720 (pbk.) :
CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FICTIONAL WORKS
INCEST
PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE
Precious - London Vintage 2010 - 139 p ; 20 cm
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.
9780099548720 0099548720 (pbk.) :
CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FICTIONAL WORKS
INCEST
PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE