The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old ...

Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize ... morning to write what would eventually become her first novel, The Bluest Eye. The urgency and importance of its message runs like a thread through its ...

The Bottom’s Banned Book Recs: The Rabbit’s Wedding by Garth Williams, The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Bluest Eye by Toni ...

I grew up in a home where no book was off-limits. I still remember borrowing Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye from my high school library – a novel that shook me, challenged me, and ultimately ...

Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," tied for third on the list, along with "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," written by Pittsburgh native Stephen Chbosky. Sign up for our Newsletters The book ...

Nacogdoches High School is restricting access to dozens of library books to comply with state law. The changes to the library ...

A graphic novel that explores gender identity and sexuality has topped the list of the most challenged books in the U.S. for the second year in a row. Rare Toni Morrison short story to be ...

Ohio established Toni Morrison Day — named for the late ... Her books include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved.