The Kid

By Sapphire

From the bestselling author of Push, a story of survival and awakening—and one young man’s remarkable strengthThe Kid brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones, son of Sapphire’s unforge...

The Kid

By Sapphire

Fifteen years after the publication of Push, Sapphire gives voice to Abdul Jones, the son of her unforgettable heroine, Precious. The Kid is an electrifying story of body and spirit, rooted in the...

Precious

By Sapphire

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 teache...

Push

By Sapphire

The Kid

By Sapphire

Push

By Sapphire

Black Wings Blind Angels

By Sapphire

"Alive with the emotional honesty and intellectual force for which Sapphire has been admired as both a writer and a performance artist, these forty-seven poems take us into America's past and prese...

Push

By Sapphire

Black Wings & Blind Angels

By Sapphire

With fierce candor and an unflinching eye, the highly praised author of Push journeys through the harsh realities of African American existence to find the "door to the possibility of now." The her...

American Dreams

By Sapphire

In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose. Whether...