https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr Classic Book en-us 2017-09-06 04:07:27 UTC 2023-02-28 19:51:23 UTC hello@padlet.com ryanre https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184997674 Alice Walker was born on February 9th 1944 and is still alive to this day. She was born in Putnam Country, Georgia and was inspired by activist Howard Zinn to write books in order to raise awareness around the problems that African women face such as rape etc. ]]> 2017-09-06 04:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184997674 ryanre https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998320 The book takes place in rural Georgia and is based on real locations and focuses on that an African woman faces growing up in the southern United States.]]> 2017-09-06 04:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998320 ryanre https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998350 2017-09-06 04:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998350 ryanre https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998634 Celie is the main character and has been oppressed by men her whole life, with her being raped by her (supposed) father having two children during adolescence in which were sold.
Nettie is Celie's younger sister in whom Celie loves and saves from the horrible life that she had to endure.]]> 2017-09-06 04:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998634 ryanre https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998645 Won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and National book award for fiction 
Was later adapted into a film
Was later adapted into a musical
It is a frequent target of censors being in the top 100 of the most frequently challenged books
Was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll as "one of the UK's best loved novels".]]> 2017-09-06 04:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanre/8vxhyhquorxr/wish/184998645