Precious
IncestChild abuseAfrican American girlsAfrican American teenage mothersAfrican Americans
4.4
Open LibraryAbout this book
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.
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IncestChild abuseAfrican American girlsAfrican American teenage mothersAfrican AmericansTeenage mothers
About the author
Sapphire
4 August 1950
Ramona Lofton (born August 4, 1950), better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet.
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