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The Kid

A Novel

A Novel

By Sapphire

By Sapphire

By Sapphire

By Sapphire

By Sapphire
Read by Sapphire

By Sapphire
Read by Sapphire

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Paperback $17.00

Jun 26, 2012 | ISBN 9780143121206

Ebook $13.99

Jul 05, 2011 | ISBN 9781101529218

Audiobook Download $22.50

Jul 05, 2011 | 819 Minutes

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    About The Kid

    From the bestselling author of Push, a story of survival and awakening—and one young man’s remarkable strength

    The Kid brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones, son of Sapphire’s unforgettable heroine, Precious. Left alone by his mother’s death to navigate in a world where love and hate sometimes hideously masquerade, forced to confront unspeakable violence, his history, and the dark corners of his own heart, Abdul claws his way toward adulthood. In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday, from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artists’ lofts, The Kid is a soaring tale of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul.

    About The Kid

    Fifteen years after the publication of Push, one year after the Academy Award-winning film adaptation, Sapphire gives voice to Precious’s son, Abdul.

    In The Kid bestselling author Sapphire tells the electrifying story of Abdul Jones, the son of Push’s unforgettable heroine, Precious.

    A story of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul, The Kid brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones. We meet him at age nine, on the day of his mother’s funeral. Left alone to navigate a world in which love and hate sometimes hideously masquerade, forced to confront unspeakable violence, his history, and the dark corners of his own heart, Abdul claws his way toward adulthood and toward an identity he can stand behind.

    In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday; from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artist’s lofts, The Kid tells of a twenty- first-century young man’s fight to find a way toward the future. A testament to the ferocity of the human spirit and the deep nourishing power of love and of art, The Kid chronicles a young man about to take flight. In the intimate, terrifying, and deeply alive story of Abdul’s journey, we are witness to an artist’s birth by fire.

    About The Kid

    Fifteen years after the publication of Push, one year after the Academy Award-winning film adaptation, Sapphire gives voice to Precious’s son, Abdul.

    In The Kid bestselling author Sapphire tells the electrifying story of Abdul Jones, the son of Push’s unforgettable heroine, Precious.

    A story of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul, The Kid brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones. We meet him at age nine, on the day of his mother’s funeral. Left alone to navigate a world in which love and hate sometimes hideously masquerade, forced to confront unspeakable violence, his history, and the dark corners of his own heart, Abdul claws his way toward adulthood and toward an identity he can stand behind.

    In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday; from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artist’s lofts, The Kid tells of a twenty- first-century young man’s fight to find a way toward the future. A testament to the ferocity of the human spirit and the deep nourishing power of love and of art, The Kid chronicles a young man about to take flight. In the intimate, terrifying, and deeply alive story of Abdul’s journey, we are witness to an artist’s birth by fire.

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    Push
    Push (Revised)
    Black Wings & Blind Angels
    American Dreams
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    Push
    Push (Revised)
    Black Wings & Blind Angels
    American Dreams
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    About Sapphire

    Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, a collection of poetry that was cited by Publishers Weekly as “one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties.” Push, her novel, won the Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of… More about Sapphire

    About Sapphire

    Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, a collection of poetry that was cited by Publishers Weekly as “one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties.” Push, her novel, won the Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of… More about Sapphire

    About Sapphire

    Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, a collection of poetry that was cited by Publishers Weekly as “one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties.” Push, her novel, won the Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of… More about Sapphire

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 26, 2012 | 400 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143121206

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 05, 2011 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781101529218

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Jul 05, 2011 | 819 Minutes | ISBN 9781101526330

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    Praise

    “[P]owerful… affecting and harrowing.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 

    “A devastating voice, demanding and raw . . . an accomplished work of art.”—The Los Angeles Times

    “The breathtaking velocity and visceral power of her prose soars off the page…The Kid gives us a story and a narrative voice which, like his mother’s before him, should definitely be heard.”—The Guardian (UK)

    “[Sapphire] remains fearlessly committed to telling uncomfortable truths… Like Push, The Kid is deeply moving and unflinching.”—Essence 

    “The Kid’s unflinching authenticity makes it tough yet ultimately rewarding to read.”—People

    “Steely-eyed, full-frontal daring.”—Philadelphia Inquirer 

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