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The color purple
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Author:
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Published:
Orlando : Harcourt, [1982].
ISBN:
0151191549, 9780151191543
Physical Desc:
288 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 670L
Status:
Available from another library
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Description

Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the South, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."

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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abused wives -- Southern States -- Fiction.
African American women -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
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Domestic fiction.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 9 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
670

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Description
Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the South, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 1983.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Walker, A. (1982). The color purple. Orlando, Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-. 1982. The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-, The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt, 1982.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt, 1982.

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