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The Bluest Eye

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4 out of 5
Based on 546 Ratings and 546 Reviews

Book Description
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 examinatio... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingKindle Edition (65 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages226
ISBN-10B000TWUTYQ
Publication Date07/24/2007
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About Toni Morrison (Author) : Toni Morrison is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Toni Morrison include Untitled Modern Aesop, Song of Solomon, Who's Got Game?: The Ant or the G... more
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