![]() ![]() ![]() But while Bee has suffered mightily, the magic- and coincidence-driven events of the second half result in an ending that's too good to be true. Layia platyglossa (tidy tips) Cheerful yell ow and white daisy -like flowers. Before becoming a novelist, she was an award-winning reporter and editor for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Fusco (The Wonder of Charlie Anne) has a strong handle on her WWII-era setting, and she delicately describes the stress of being viewed as different. Gilia capitata (globe gilia) Late-spring bl oomer loved by long -horned bees. Kimberly Newton Fusco is the author of two other novels, Tending to Grace and The Wonder of Charlie Anne, both of which garnered many accolades, and of the upcoming Me and Gloaty Gus. ![]() Fans of Kate DiCamillo, Jennifer Holm, and Polly Horvath will find this an. Potter, take her in, and Bee's life improves dramatically, but her "aunts" barely eat, and no one else can see them. Read Beholding Bee by Kimberly Newton Fusco available from Rakuten Kobo. When Bee's future with Pauline is jeopardized, Bee runs away ("I do not have much of a plan except we need a home that will take a girl with a diamond on her face, a funny-looking dog. Ever since her parents' death, Bee been raised at a traveling carnival, working the hot dog stand with a young woman named Pauline (between chopping onions and cruel comments from fairgoers about her face, Bee spends much of the book's early chapters sobbing). Eleven-year-old Bee is sensitive about the prominent diamond-shaped birthmark on her face, which she hides with her hair. ![]()
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