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"A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Following three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, who are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it"--
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English
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Welcome to Polbearne, a Cornish tidal town where the men are hot and the women have plenty of emotional baggage. Colgan's (Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe; The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris) latest chick lit offering drops readers into the world of Polly Waterford. With a bankrupt business and an ex-boyfriend in her rear mirror, Polly moves to a dilapidated flat far away from the yuppie lifestyle she used to revere. Life on the island isn't perfect,...
15) The Honey Makers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Covers the physical structure of honeybees and how they live in colonies, as well as how they produce honey and are managed by beekeepers.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An inspiring, up-close portrait of tending to a honeybee hive - a year of living dangerously - watching and capturing the wondrous, complex universe of honeybees and learning an altogether different way of being in the world. "As strange, beautiful, and unexpected, as precise and exquisite in its movings as bees in a hive. I loved it. "--Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk. A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings begins as the author is entering...
17) The honey farm
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
519 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The drought has discontented the bees. Soil dries into sand; honeycomb stiffens into wax. But Cynthia knows how to breathe life back into her farm: offer it as an artists' colony with free room, board, and 'life experience' in exchange for labor. Silvia, a wide-eyed would-be poet, and Ibrahim, a distracted painter, are drawn to her offer, and soon, to each other. But something lies beneath the surface. As the Edenic farm is plagued by events...
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This introduction to a wild colony of honeybees offers close-up views of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs, and an understanding of their lives"--Provided by the publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia--unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is."--
20) Beehive
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the life cycle of bees and how they construct hives and make honey."--