The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

About this event

**Welcome to our very first event!** We're incredibly excited to kick off **The Banned Book Club**! This first gathering is all about getting to know each other, setting the stage for our future discussions, and diving into our very first read. Thanks to those who voted on our poll! The winner was ... **The Book** * **Title**: The Bluest Eye * **Author**: Toni Morrison * **Description**: In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others—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. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. * **Get the Book:** [Amazon Link](https://amzn.to/45wh5bY) * **Why it's Often Banned**: The Bluest Eye is frequently banned or challenged in American schools and libraries because it depicts graphic and disturbing subject matter, including incest, child sexual abuse, and rape. Critics and school boards often argue that the language and sexual content are inappropriate for minor readers. \-\-\- **Event Details** * **When:** Sunday, August 23rd from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM * **Where:** Wasatch Theater Company at the Gateway Mall (77 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101) * **What to Bring:** Please bring a food item to share and your own drink of choice (alcohol is allowed!). * **Get Connected:** [Click here to join us on GroupMe ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FKkFsiZUiToIKI7426tUON)to vote on future books and chat with fellow members. \-\-\- **Stay Connected on GroupMe!** Don't wait until the meetup to join the conversation! Join our active GroupMe community to: * Discuss current reads in real-time. * Cast your vote in polls to help choose our upcoming books. * Connect with other club members between meetings. * [Click Here to Join us on…