The Secret Life of Bees
Ranked #6 in South, Ranked #9 in Strong Women — see more rankings.
Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel... more
Rankings by Category
The Secret Life of Bees is ranked in the following categories:
- #65 in 14-Year-Old
- #66 in 9th Grade
- #36 in African American
- #76 in Americana
- #75 in Bestseller
- #27 in Black and White
- #71 in Book Club
- #100 in Catalog
- #52 in Charisma
- #89 in Chick Lit
- #52 in Children's Bug
- #27 in Coming Of Age
- #82 in Dramatic
- #78 in Family
- #30 in Feel-Good
- #76 in Fiction
- #40 in Finding Yourself
- #41 in Flower
- #48 in Good Read
- #91 in Growing Up
- #79 in Historical Fiction
- #72 in Life Lessons
- #47 in Meaning Of Life
- #31 in Modern Fiction
- #43 in Mom
- #83 in Movie
- #36 in Options
- #86 in Political Thriller
- #45 in Popular
- #21 in Racism
- #92 in Secrets
- #64 in Sister
- #74 in Summer
- #55 in Summer Reading
- #31 in Teen Girls
- #29 in Women
- #75 in Writers
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