Precious is an illiterate, 16 year old girl who is trying to gain more of herself and her life. Her mother beats her, her father rapes her and she is pregnant with his 2nd child. The principal calls her out and expels her from school because she is pregnant. That was the best thing that could have happened to her. She signs herself up to take classes so she can finish her GED. Her teacher, Blue, has them write about anything they want in a notebook everyday so they can get better at reading and writing. Precious has so much drive and she really inspired me. Even though all the crap that was going on in her life she kept pushing on to one day make it better for herself and her son.I loved the writing style. The book starts out where you know that Precious is thinking. Later on in the book when she is learning to write you get broken words and sentences and you can see how she progresses in school by the further you read. It was a great book, horrible circumstances, but well written. 4 stars
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