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Tar baby
By Toni Morrison. 1981
A fugitive black man, Son, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, creating havoc in racial and human…
terms among both the black and white members of the household. He finally captivates Jadine, a beautiful, pampered black woman, and challenges her pragmatism with his idealism. BestsellerJazz (Plume Ser.)
By Toni Morrison. 1992
The story of Violet and Joe Trace, married for over 20 years, residents of Harlem in 1926. When Joe shoots…
his 18-year-old lover, Violet disfigures the girl's body at her funeral. As Joe mourns, Violet becomes obsessed with the lovers' relationship. Past and present voices, like jazz, quietly sing the blues. Some strong language.Remember: the journey to school integration
By Toni Morrison. 2004
An account of the thoughts and feelings of children involved in school desegregation. Provides background to the 1954 groundbreaking Brown…
v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the movement to eliminate racist laws. For grades 3-6. 2004Tar baby (Vintage International)
By Toni Morrison. 2004
Son, a black fugitive, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, upsetting the racially diverse household. He captivates…
pampered Jadine, a black fashion model. Their ideologically complicated love affair plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan. 2004 foreword by the author. Strong language. 1981The bluest eye
By Toni Morrison. 1970
1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…
she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970Song of Solomon
By Toni Morrison. 1987
This novel surveys nearly a century of American history as it impinges upon four generations of a single black family.…
Macon Dead III, known as Milkman, is the first black baby allowed to be born in Mercy Hospital in the 1930s. Milkman undertakes an epic journey into an understanding of his family's heritage and, hence, himself. Strong language and descriptions of sexSula
By Toni Morrison. 1973
Set in an Ohio community called the Bottom, the novel follows two friends, Sula and Nel, from childhood to old…
age and death. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sexPlease, Louise
By Toni Morrison, Shadra Strickland, Slade Morrison. 2014
On one gray and rainy afternoon, Louise makes a fateful trip to the library. With the help of a new…
library card and through the transformative power of books, what started out as a dull day turns into one full of surprises, ideas, and fun! Grades K-3. 2014.Little Cloud and Lady Wind
By Aesop, Toni Morrison, Sean Qualls, Slade Morrison. 2010
Little Cloud does not want to join the other clouds in terrorizing the earth with storms, but grows lonely and…
longs to look closer at mountains and seas, until Lady Wind makes her dream come true. Grades K-3 and older readers. c2010. Uniform title: Bundle of sticks.Toni Morrison (Twayne's United States authors series #TUSAS 559)
By Wilfred D Samuels, Wildfred D. Samuels. 1990
Literary study of the fiction of the Nobel Prize-winning author. Examines five novels in chronological order, ending with the Pulitzer…
Prize-winning Beloved (DB 26026). The authors analyze Morrison's use of African-American folklore, history, and elements of communal life to create characters in search of wholeness and authentic experience. Includes biographical information and a bibliographyToni Morrison (Twayne's United States authors series #TUSAS 559)
By Wilfred Samuels. 1990
Literary study of the fiction of the Nobel Prize-winning author. Examines five novels in chronological order, ending with the Pulitzer…
Prize-winning Beloved (BR 7074/RC 26026). The authors analyze Morrison's use of African-American folklore, history, and elements of communal life to create characters in search of wholeness and authentic experience. Includes biographical information and a bibliographyToni Morrison (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.Black Americans of Achievement)
By Douglas Century. 1994
The author chronicles the life of Chloe Anthony Wofford, the only African American girl in her first grade class, and…
tells how she became Toni Morrison. Into the account he weaves highlights from Morrison's career as a writer and teacher, discusses how the black experience influenced her novels, and describes how she received progressively important honors up to the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. For grades 6-9 and older readers