How to Bee (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781773064185)

A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live.

In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine -- and bees must be ten -- Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream.

Life on the farm is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there is love. Then Peony's mother arrives to take her away from everything she has ever known. Peony is taken to the city to work for a wealthy family. Will Peony's grit and quick thinking be enough to keep her safe?

How to Bee is a beautiful and fierce novel for younger readers, and the voice of Peony will stay with you long after you read the last page.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

Author: Bren Macdibble
ISBN-10: 1773064185
ISBN-13: 9781773064185
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506781 / How to Bee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020
School Library Journal 02/14/2020 pg. 1
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 50
Shelf Awareness 03/10/2020