"With the release of Precious, the film based on Sapphire’s first novel, 1996’s Push, the author was rocketed back into the public spotlight — and in turn, she decided to write a hotly anticipated sequel 15 years later. The Kid follows Abdul, Precious’s son, as he navigates the world of Harlem at age 9 following his mother’s death. As he moves into adulthood and blossoms into an artist in New York, Abdul has to confront his past, tracing all the way back to a Mississippi dirt farm, in order to fully embrace his future."