One of my favorite books is called 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd. I really like this book because it was full of many characters and different emotions that let you really connect to the characters. My favorite character was Lily Owen, she is the main character and the closest to my age. Kidd did an amazing job describing her feelings and what she thought, because of this I felt I really could relate to her and what she was going through. The book itself takes place in 1964 in South Carolina. It starts out with 14 year old Lily who's mother died when she was four, and she now lives with her abusive father an Rosaleen who is there to fill in as a mother like figure for Lily. Lily isn't happy at home and is curious about what her mother was like, so she sets out on a journey with Rosaleen go find what her mothers background was. They ended up at a cute old house where three older, black sisters lived. She fit right in with them and it turns out her mother lived there a while back. While living there Lily learned a lot about life and about her past.
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I heard this book was very good. Hopefully I'll be able to read it soon.
HEY MAGGIE!!! like my name??? haha i made it up all by myself! jk thanks i really like it! i couldnt think of anything and i didnt want it to be plain. anyways...great paragraph!! you definitely thought this out!!
(hope your leg feels better):)
Maggie! My mom read this book and loved it! I'm gonna have to read it sometime!
Hey Maggie,
This is Joe from the University of Minnesota. I heard that "The Secret Life of Bees" was a great read, I hopefully can get to it someday. I saw that there is a movie coming out of it soon, do you think it looks good? I love stories where I can relate to the characters as well. I think that is why I loved "The Lord of the Rings" growing up, I wanted so bad to be like Frodo, traveling through the perils of Mordor to destroy the ring, it sounded fun as a young boy (and to be honest, it still sounds great). Have you read "The Island" by Gary Paulsen? I recently picked it up again and remembered why I loved it so much when I was younger, it is about a boy, but I think you would really like it. Take it easy!
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