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Format:
Book (large print)
Title:
The bluest eye
ISBN:
9780783888156

9780754040422

9780754040439
Publication Information:
Thorndike, Me. : G.K. Hall ; Bath, England : Chivers Press, 1999.
Physical Description:
256 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
Summary:
An eleven-year-old black girl prays for her eyes to turn blue so people will consider her beautiful.

Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison's virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.2 8.0 36938.

Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 5.2 8 Quiz 36938 English fiction.
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