The Bluest Eye;

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The bluest eye is the story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. A black girl in an America whose love for its blond, bl... (more)

The bluest eye is the story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. A black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others, who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. (less)

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Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays everyday for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark s... (more)

Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays everyday for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dreams grow 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--Publisher. (less)