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      The Kid

      by Sapphire
      Published
      Jul 2011
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      400
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      About This Book

      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.

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      General Fiction

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      Literary

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      African-American

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      First Edition Jul 2012 Penguin ISBN13 9780143121206 ISBN10 0143121200
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      Aug 2011 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780241145296 ISBN10 0241145295
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      Jul 2011 Penguin ISBN13 9781594203046 ISBN10 1594203040
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      Jul 2012 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606264624 ISBN10 0606264620
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      Jul 2011 Penguin ISBN13 9780594465638 ISBN10 059446563X
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      Jul 2011 Penguin ISBN13 9781101529218 ISBN10 1101529210
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      Jul 2011 Penguin ISBN10 B004RKXN5I
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      Jul 2011 Penguin Audio ISBN13 9781611760132 ISBN10 1611760135
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      Jul 2011 Random House ISBN13 9781617077821 ISBN10 1617077828
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