Maya's Staff Picks (Top Favorite)

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1. The secret life of bees

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Author:
Kidd, Sue Monk
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Description:
After her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.

2. Winter's bone: a novel

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Author:
Woodrell, Daniel
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
Formats:
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Description:
When Ree Dollys father skips bail, the 16-year-old knows if he doesn't show up, her family will lose their home. Her goal had been to leave her life of poverty and join the Army, but first she must find her father, teach her little brothers to fend for themselves, and escape a downward spiral of misery.