Book Club - Now Reading: The Kid

I loved the character Precious from Sapphire's novel Push so I was really excited about a sequel featuring her son.  Read more >

In Sapphire's new novel, The Kid, sequel to Push, we follow the store of Abdul from the day of his mother's funeral. Precious, his mother and the protagonist of Push died of HIV-related complications and her nine-year-old son, who had been the redemption of the first novel, now must seek his own safe storyline. Unfortunately, his path is a horrifying one, filled with physical and sexual abuse and a survivalist mentality that mitigates the morals his mother tried to teach him.  Read more >

I have never reviewed a book before. I usually read them, keep them to myself, put them on my bookshelf and be done with it. A few weeks ago I read my very first book for a review -- The Kid, by Sapphire. This book was, by far the most difficult book I have ever had to read. I was supposed to submit this review days ago, but I couldn’t. You see, I read the book, jumped to an instant conclusion and told myself that I COULD NOT review this book.  Read more >

Sapphire, author of Push invites readers back into the world of abuse, poverty, and stolen childhood in her newest novel The Kid. We meet Abdul Jones, the son of Precious on the day of his mother's funeral, and from there we follow Abdul through childhood and into adulthood.  Read more >