Hello fellow readers,
Have you ever felt that you are completely alone in the world. Completely cut off. Unloved. Uninvolved. Alone. Lily does. She is 14 years old growing up in the time of the Civil Rights Movement. her nanny Rosaleen is black and Lily and her father are white. Everyone thinks that they are crazy to keep her because they have some of the most racist people in the state living right in their town. So when Rosaleen tries to register to vote she is confronted and carted off to jail with Lily kicking and screaming that she did nothing wrong. T. Ray Lily's father is only able to spring Lily but he leaves Rosaleen saying only that she was crazy to "try a stunt like that". Lily decides that she needs Rosaleen and some answers about her life because T.Ray has refused to tell her anything, especially her mother. Lily has one memory of her mother, When she accidentally killed her at age four. Lily leaves with one town in mind Tiburon, SC which is what her mother had scrolled on the back of a picture. She breaks Rosaleen out of jail and together they hit the road looking for a Negro Virgin Mary and Tiburon. When they reach their destination they meet the Calender-Boatwright Sisters: May, June, and August. Together they form a relationship that is touching, cry-worthy, and dangerous. So strong it may be stronger and more complex than a beehive.
I give Secret Life of Bees:
4 stars
Part Love story, part heart break, part hurt, and part loss, everyone who enjoys books will love this novel. After you read it see the movie. It's just as good. Check back soon and happy reading.
-Lily Klasing
P.S. for all us Lily's out there keep fighting, the world is a better place than you think. Look at me.
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