I.S. 146

The I.S. 146 on 134th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd is where Precious goes to high school. She should be a junior, but she is in ninth grade.

444 Lenox Avenue

Precious and her mother, Mary, live at 444 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York.

Harlem Hospital

Harlem Hospital is where Abdul and Little Mongo are born. This is also where Precious meets Mrs. Butter.

Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One

The Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One school is the alternative school Precious goes to after being suspended from I.S. 146. The school is located on the 19th floor of the Hotel Theresa on 125th Street.

150th and St. Nicholas Avenue

Precious's grandmother and Little Mongo live at 150th and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, New York.

The Armory

The Armory is a shelter that two nurses send Precious to...