Sixteen-year-old Precious Jones's diary chronicles her escape from horrific abuse through literacy and alternative education in Harlem.
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Sixteen-year-old Precious Jones's diary chronicles her escape from horrific abuse through literacy and alternative education in Harlem.
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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.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Graphic on-page incestuous rape by father resulting in multiple pregnancies
Violence & gore
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Severe physical abuse and domestic violence inflicted by mother
Profanity
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Frequent profanity, racial slurs, and strong language in first-person voice
Substance use
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Brief background references to substance use
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor LGBTQ+ characters and themes appear in alternative school setting
Religious content
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Occasional religious references and mentions
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Themes of systemic racism, poverty, and educational inequality
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Central incest, rape, child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault
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