Literary Fiction
An illiterate Harlem teen endures incest, rape, and parental abuse while discovering literacy and self-worth through a radical teacher.
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An illiterate Harlem teen endures incest, rape, and parental abuse while discovering literacy and self-worth through a radical teacher.
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Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible: invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant with a second child by her father, meets a determined and highly radical teacher, we follow her on a journey of education and enlightenment as Precious learns not only how to write about her life, but how to make it her own for the first time
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What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Incestuous rape by father resulting in pregnancy; sexual assault is central and explicit.
Violence & gore
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Severe physical battering and domestic violence by mother depicted repeatedly.
Profanity
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Frequent raw profanity and strong language throughout narrative.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Themes of poverty, race, class, and systemic neglect in urban settings.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Child abuse, domestic violence, incest, and sexual assault by both parents.
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