Passwords are now required to access your library account. To create a password, select "Reset my Password" from the Login screen (email address required). For further assistance, please contact the library.

The bluest eye: a novel
(Book)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 3.5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(2)
4 star
 
(6)
3 star
 
(3)
2 star
 
(1)
1 star
 
(1)
Published:
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1970].
Format:
Book
Edition:
[1st ed.].
ISBN:
0030850746, 9780030850745
Physical Desc:
164 pages; 22 cm
Status:

Description

Tells the story of black, eleven-year old Pecola Breedlove. She prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blonde, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom, Pecola's life changes in painful, devastating ways.

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Bemis Fiction
FICTION MORRISON
Due Nov 3, 2024
MRLD Montrose Fiction
Mor
Due Oct 16, 2024

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Copies In Prospector

Loading Prospector Copies...

More Details

Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.2, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
920

Notes

Description
Tells the story of black, eleven-year old Pecola Breedlove. She prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blonde, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom, Pecola's life changes in painful, devastating ways.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Morrison, T. (1970). The bluest eye: a novel. [1st ed.]. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Morrison, Toni. 1970. The Bluest Eye: A Novel. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Morrison, Toni, The Bluest Eye: A Novel. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye: A Novel. [1st ed.]. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
8793e56a-0001-2f1f-fd60-bf30f109fb61
Go To Grouped Work

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeOct 13, 2024 05:59:37 AM
Last File Modification TimeOct 13, 2024 06:03:20 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeOct 17, 2024 08:43:55 PM

MARC Record

LEADER02319cam a2200505 4500
001100866
003OCoLC
00520120202094527.0
008701117s1970    nyu           000 1 eng  
010 |a 79117270
020 |a 0030850746
020 |a 9780030850745
035 |a (Sirsi) o00100866
035 |a (OCoLC)100866
040 |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d OCLCQ |d NLGGC |d BTCTA |d BAKER |d YDXCP |d LF8 |d DEBBG |d WVR
043 |a n-us-oh
049 |a EB$A |n jb
05000 |a PZ4.M883 |b Bl |a PS3563.O8749
08200 |a 813/.5/4
084 |a 18.06 |2 bcl
099 |a FICTION |a MORRISON
1001 |a Morrison, Toni. |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80131379
24514 |a The bluest eye : |b a novel / |c Toni Morrison.
250 |a [1st ed.].
2641 |a New York : |b Holt, Rinehart and Winston, |c [1970]
300 |a 164 pages; |c 22 cm
336 |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
520 |a Tells the story of black, eleven-year old Pecola Breedlove. She prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blonde, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom, Pecola's life changes in painful, devastating ways.
6500 |a African Americans |v Fiction. |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100196
6500 |a Girls |v Fiction. |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105027
6510 |a Ohio |v Fiction. |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108622
6557 |a Bildungsromans. |2 lcgft |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026243
6557 |a Fiction. |2 lcgft |0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026339
907 |a .b58890853
948 |a MARCIVE Overnight, in 2023.02
989 |1 .i123469235 |b 31813004345301 |d befic |g - |m 241103 |h 33 |x 5 |t 3 |i 11 |j 300 |k 190216 |n 09-22-2024 21:27 |o - |a FICTION MORRISON
989 |1 .i126989850 |b 1110002386602 |d mrlaf |g - |m 241016 |h 48 |x 4 |t 4 |i 16 |j 300 |k 191011 |n 09-16-2024 17:24 |o - |a Mor
994 |a C0 |b EB$
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.02
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2019.03
995 |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.02
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate in 2019.10
998 |e - |f eng |a be |a mr