A book review about the Secret Life of Bees.

1. The Secret Life of Bees
ANNELISE CARLSON
B O O K R E P O RT ( S H O RT )
ENGLISH 10D
B AVA R I A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L
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2. Publisher Information
 Publisher: Viking
 City of Publication: London
 Year of Publication: 2002
 Book Length: 376 Pages
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3. The Author
 Sue Monk Kidd, an
American born novelist of
The Secret Life of Bees.
 Kidd was inspired by her
home town Albany in
Georgia to write The Secret
Life of Bees.
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4. Genre
 The Secret Life of Bees is a
work of fiction. Both
historical and realistic.
 The novel can be classified
as a loss and betrayal novel.
 The novel can also be
classified as part of the
theme of racial unrest
relating back to the Civil
Rights Act in 1964.
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5. Main Characters
 Lilly Owens: Is a fourteen
year old girl who runs away
from her abusive father with
her black maid Rosaleen.
 August Boatwright: Part of
the Boatwright sisters who
take in Lily and Rosaleen.
August runs a beekeeping
company.
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6. Setting
 Time: The novel is set in
1964 when the Civil Rights
act was introduced.
 Place: Syvlan and Tiburon-
South Carolina.
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7. Book Summary
 As Lily and Rosaleen make
their way across state they
stay the time at the
Boatwright sister’s house.
Who are all into beekeeping.
Lily retraces the mystery of
her mother who died when
Lily was young.
 Two major themes that
emerge throughout the novel
are the desire to uncover the
past and adventure.
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8. Rating
 The Secret Life of Bees is
one of the best novels that I
have read.
 If you are looking for a
novel that is full of a range
of emotions, historical
events and a variety of
different personas then The
Secret Life of Bees is the
novel for you!
 I give this novel “four stars.”
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