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Secret Life of Bees

Secret Life of Bees

Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Fiction
Published:
2001

Set in 1964, it’s a coming-of-age story about loss and betrayal. Searching for the truth about her mother’s life and death, a grieving Lily finds the answers, love, and acceptance where she least expects it.

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A YALSA committee of librarians selected these books to open doors on new worlds, exciting ideas, eccentric personalities, unfamiliar cultures, and distant time periods.

Theme:
Coming of age