Novel Study: Purple Hibiscus

Print / eBooks

• The Toronto Public Library (TPL) - Temporary Digital Library Card Instructions

• Online eBook PDF: The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory

  • This book covers all the important literary theories including feminism, colonialism & post-colonialism which will aid in your analysis of the novel.

Databases

• The Literary Reference Center Plus (UN&PW: trillium)

  • Go to the Virtual Library / Find / grades 9-12 / Search: Literary Reference Center

• JSTOR (Social Science database) *Also available through the TPL

  • Access 80% of their articles by creating a free account with your email

Websites

• Google Scholar

  • Accessible articles usually are PDFs as shown on the right-hand side, otherwise, copy the reference information and do a search in a TDSB or TPL licensed database for full-text access

• 2017 Fall Campus Book Discussion: Purple Hibiscus: Purple Hibiscus (Frederick C.C.)

  • Includes articles on historical context and post-colonialism and interviews with the author.