6/23/2023 0 Comments Sapphire's pushI really wanted to show some of the challenges… that African-American boys are facing in the culture today.“Īs you already know, in Push, the son mentioned in the above brief synopsis is Precious’ second child, the result of being raped by her father. We meet him at the age of 9 and we leave him at 19. I’d be surprised if it hasn’t already been optioned!! Though I have no info to support that.Īs a refresher… this second novel, titled, The Kid, will focus on Claireece “Precious” Jones’ son, “ as he approaches manhood – alone, brutalized and with the soul of an artist,” said the press release at the time.įurther, in a later interview posted on the Pittsburgh City Paper’s website, the author added: “ … we look at a character … a more flawed human being and we are drawn into his universe. The question that’s probably on your mind right now, as you read this, is whether The Kid will see a film adaptation as Push did. In celebration of the books release, the author has begun traveling the book-signing/talk circuit, starting tonight, at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square, in New York City, where she will be interviewed by journalist Katherine Lanpher, and will read from the novel. Its official release date was set for July 5th 2011.Īnd guess what? Today is July 5th 2011. As reported last fall, Sapphire sold a sequel of sorts to her first novel, Push, titled The Kid, to Penguin Press, scheduled to be published this summer.
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