| The Secret Life of Bees Contributor(s): Kidd, Sue Monk (Author), Hische, Jessica (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0143124323 ISBN-13: 9780143124320 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013001807 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Penguin Drop Caps |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 7.7" (0.85 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Chronological Period - 1960's - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68836 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves. K is for Kidd. Set in South Carolina during the tumultuous summer of 1964, The Secret Life of Bees also ushered young Lily Owens, a girl transformed by the power and divinity of the female spirit, into the canon of modern-day heroines. Lily and her fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother" escape the racism of their hometown and find refuge with an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, whose world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna is mesmerizing. |