11 must-read african american books like Precious by Sapphire [Paperback] by Sapphire

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Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

By: Sapphire

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

Precious by Sapphire [Vintage, 2009] (Paperback) [ Paperback ]

"Depression is anger turned inward."

-Sapphire, Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

"Depression is anger turned inward."

-Sapphire, Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

"How is something a memory if you never forgit?"

-Sapphire, Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

"How is something a memory if you never forgit?"

-Sapphire, Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

If you liked the african american plot in Precious by Sapphire [Paperback] by Sapphire , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Push

By: Sapphire

3.87

Format: 177 pages, Paperback

Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible: invisible to the f… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • adult
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • african american
  • abuse
"Depression is anger turned inward."

-Sapphire, Push

"How is something a memory if you never forgit?"

-Sapphire, Push

"Show me what's inside the crystal ball. She look at it a long time then say, Ahh Negrita, you don't want to know."

-Sapphire, Push

"One thing I say about Farrakhan and Alice Walker they help me like being black. I wish I wasn't fat but I am. Maybe one day I like that too, who knows."

-Sapphire, Push

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2. True to the Game (True to the Game #1)

By: Teri Woods

3.97

Format: 352 pages,

True to the Game is considered a 'street classic' and for over twenty years has been in the hearts … read more

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  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
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3. God Ain't Through Yet (God Don't Like Ugly, #5)

By: Mary Monroe

4.67

Format: 48 pages,

From New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe comes a poignant and passionate new novel featuri… read more

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  • african american
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Addicted

By: Zane

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

For successful African-American businesswoman Zoe Reynard, finding the pleasure she wants, the way … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
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5. Flyy Girl (Flyy Girl, #1)

By: Omar Tyree

4.13

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s. Tracy Elli… read more

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  • coming of age
  • adult
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • african american
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6. A Piece of Mine: Stories

By: J. California Cooper

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by… read more

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  • african american
  • fiction
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7. A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer #1)

By: Dave Pelzer

3.59

Format: 370 pages,

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]  This book chronicles the unforgettable ac… read more

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  • abuse
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8. Confessions of a Video Vixen

By: Karen Hunter , Karrine Steffans

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nick… read more

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  • african american
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9. The Coldest Winter Ever

By: Sister Souljah

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The stunning national bestseller now features an illuminating discussion with Sister Souljah -- her… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
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10. God Don't Like Ugly (God Don't Like Ugly, #1)

By: Mary Monroe

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlo… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
Cover of God Still Don't Like Ugly (God Don't Like Ugly, #2) by Mary Monroe

11. God Still Don't Like Ugly (God Don't Like Ugly, #2)

By: Mary Monroe

5.00

Format: None pages,

In this haunting and powerful new novel, national bestselling author Mary Monroe revisits Annette G… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction

12. B-More Careful: Meow Meow Productions Presents

By: Shannon Holmes

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

Fatherless and with an addict mother, Netta, the leader of the Pussy Pound, relies on her body and … read more

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13. For the Love of Money (Flyy Girl, #2)

By: Omar Tyree

3.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Tracy Ellison, the sizzling heroine of the bestselling Flyy Girl,returns in this razor-sharp sequel… read more

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14. True to the Game III (True to the Game #3)

By: Teri Woods

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take y… read more

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15. Allegedly

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectiv… read more

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16. Midnight

By: Sister Souljah

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sister Souljah, the hip-hop generation's number one author and most compelling storyteller, deliver… read more

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17. God Don't Make No Mistakes (God Don't Like Ugly, #6)

By: Mary Monroe

4.04

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

In the sparkling conclusion to Mary Monroe's bestselling God series, two forever friends face their… read more

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18. A Day Late and a Dollar Short

By: Terry McMillan

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Much-heralded and long awaited, Terry McMillan's tour-de-force novel introduces the Price family-ma… read more

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19. True to the Game II (True to the Game #2)

By: Teri Woods

4.24

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

TRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now… read more

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20. Dutch (Dutch Trilogy, #1)

By: Teri Woods

4.28

Format: 120 pages,

It is the urban-lit classic that breaks all the rules. It introduces a player who will use any mean… read more

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21. The Color Purple

By: Alice Walker

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Read the original inspiration for the new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and … read more

Similar categories in Alice Walker's The Color Purple book and Sapphire's Precious by Sapphire [Paperback]

  • novels
  • african american
  • fiction
"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly."

-Alice Walker, The Color Purple

"Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors."

-Alice Walker, The Color Purple

"I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is."

-Alice Walker, The Color Purple

"Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved."

-Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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True to the Game (True to the Game #1)

Teri Woods

3.97

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Mary Monroe

4.67

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Zane

3.67

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Disappearing Acts

Terry McMillan

4.23

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Terry McMillan

3.99

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Eric Jerome Dickey

4.11

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