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Author Talk: Sapphire

See Sapphire, author of the modern classic "Push" (the basis for the award-winning movie "Precious"), at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch where she will read from her new novel, "In The Kid."

In the book, Sapphire tells the story of Abdul Jones, the son of Precious, after he moved from Harlem to Mississippi.

This event is co-sponsored by Greenlight Bookstore.

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