Which choice displays proper MLA documentation for a book with only one author?

A. Chaos: Making a New Science. Gleick, James. New York: Penguin, 1987.

B. Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987.

C. Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. 1987, Penguin.

D. New York: Penguin, 1987. Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987.

The correct answer is B.

For MLA citation, you always start with the author's last name, comma, first name (and middle initial, if applicable). Then you write the title of the text (if it's a larger work, like a novel, it should be in italics; if it's shorter, like an article, it should be encased in quotation marks). Finally, write the publisher's name, comma, and the year in which it was published.