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    <body><![CDATA[Precious wasn't just any kind of book.  The book generates the issue of what young teens are facing in their everyday lives.  Teens feels like they can't explain their situation unless you've been in a situation also.  Precious overcame so much.  She was abused; <br/>physically,emotionally, and men...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79541081">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[5 stars for creating a really unique heroine<br/>5 stars for an enjoyable, engrossing story<br/>7 stars for beautiful use of language (yeah, mutherfuckers, sometimes that word is the only word that fits)<br/><br/>I didn't put much faith in an author named 'Sapphire'. More urban fiction: ghetto g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77580358">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Althought I felt compassion for the victim, I was not impress with this book. For me, there was NO emotional connection with the story's material.  <br/><br/>The story is about Claireece Precious Jones, an obese and pregnant teenager whose life so far has been filled with every abuse you could ima...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81116781">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A story of extreme cruelty, sexual abuse and very difficult to pick up and read. The language is that of an abused child and the extreme background to which she is born into. I learned that there are some wonderful, caring people with great patience and love who have the ability to reach out to thes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79890214">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[really moving. just when you think your life is in the crapper, you read something that shows you you have no idea how bad some people have it. and how even those who come from the worst circumstances can pull themselves up with the right help &amp; resources.<br/><br/>incredibly insightful, thought d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81471731">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was heart-wrenching. I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone, as it was pretty graphic and very hard to read at times. The horror that this author went through as a child is difficult to comprehend. What kind of person could treat a child, a baby, the way her parents did? What made the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76776534">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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