The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in South Carolina in the 1960s, this tale of a teenage girl searching for her place in the world is by turns poignant, spiritual, inspirational, funny and educational. Its only flaw for me was that it seemed at times to slip out of the adolescent voice and into the adult voice without explanation. I found the book very moving. Grade: A-
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