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by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees is Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, following several acclaimed works of nonfiction. The novel follows Lily Owens in the summer of 1964 in South Carolina. On a quest to discover her mother's past, Lily travels to a honey farm in Tiburon, South Carolina. There she discovers the…

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what causes the wall of glass to break in lily chest?
Posted by dennis s #326511
Last updated by: Aslan on May 30, 2013 9:54 AM
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What gibes Lily the idea to go to Tiburon?
Posted by logan g #299907
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 29, 2013 11:23 AM
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what is the life lessons lily learns from her mother's relationship ?
Posted by vicky s #325537
Last updated by: Aslan on May 25, 2013 3:01 PM
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What does lily say everyone wants
Posted by tanner h #314361
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 13, 2013 2:40 PM
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How does rosaleen's wisdom end the hostilities
Posted by tanner h #314361
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 13, 2013 2:38 PM
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how has zach changed?
Posted by kiana c #320649
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 06, 2013 2:42 PM
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why didn't lilly tell zach she liked him
Posted by tiara l #319431
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 01, 2013 1:29 PM
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August says " the hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters " does Zach make a choice that matters ?
Posted by tanner h #314361
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 14, 2013 9:47 PM
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what does august choose for dessert and why
Posted by tanner h #314361
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 11, 2013 12:33 AM
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why does lily say her story "sort of" ends her life?
Posted by kristina k #314329
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 10, 2013 10:26 PM
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What did the author mean by "you could not get the pride of fort sumter out of us if you tried?"
Posted by luna m #194095
Last updated by: edwin e #313885 on Apr 09, 2013 2:49 PM
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What are some ways that Lily describes Rosaleen?
Posted by mikaela j #313107
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 07, 2013 3:17 AM
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What are some ways that Lily describes T. Ray?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 07, 2013 3:14 AM
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Give examples of the type of words used, the meaning they convey and the tone and mood they create.
Posted by mikaela j #313107
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 10:36 AM
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Discuss what is said and how it is said. determine the tone and the modality of the dialogue in the first three chapters.
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Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 10:26 AM
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Identify and quote the impact of poetic devices and imagery in the secret life of bees
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Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 10:24 AM
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How is the structure, form and the meaning of the novel conveyed by the language features?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 10:23 AM
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How does the sentence structure and paragraphing effect the reader in the secret life of bees?
Posted by mikaela j #313107
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 10:22 AM
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Is anyone else redeemed at the end of the story other than lily?
Posted by alex l #309925
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 20, 2013 6:10 PM
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what spiritually important step does lily take at the end of chapter 8
Posted by junior c #309661
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 19, 2013 6:29 PM
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what are 4 ways that august uses honey?
Posted by madi g #307965
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 10:36 PM
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Why does august wake lily on july 28th?
Posted by diamond s #305085
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 28, 2013 8:13 PM
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What does may and rosaleen do on july 28th ?
Posted by diamond s #305085
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 28, 2013 8:11 PM
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To redeem means to save from sin or to make free from. How is Lily redeemed at the end of the book? Does anyone else gain redemption? How is it a religious experience? How is it not?
Posted by haley w #304741
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 27, 2013 2:46 PM
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Lily thinks she knows why August turns off the radio. what does Lily think about it?
Posted by mamudu k #303889
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 24, 2013 1:20 PM
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