Push by Sapphire
Available At: DCC (HS), Rampart
Removed from DCC (HS) on 5 May, 2023
Returned to DCC (HS) on 26, July 2023
Categories: Cursing, Drug Abuse, Racism, Sexual, Violence, Whiteness
Description: A heavily sexually abused teenager’s life circumstances change when a new mentor teaches her to read.
YA Label?: No
Notes: This book has explicit sexual activities including incest and molestation; sexual nudity; excessive/frequent profanity and derogatory terms; controversial racial commentary; drug use; and violence including self-harm.
Rating: 5
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Snippets
Page 16: “I was left back when I was twelve because I had a baby for my father.”
Page 18: “He look like a bitch just got a train pult on her.”
Page 20: “She look at me like I said I wanna suck a dog’s dick or some shit.”
Page 29: “And that’s what white shit like Mrs Lichenstien comin’ to visit result in.”
Page 32: “Daddy put his pee-pee smelling thing in my mouth, my pussy, but never hold me.”
Page 44: “You know crackers eating roast turkey and champagne and shit.”
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