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How to Bee is a beautiful, fierce and ultimately hopeful dystopian novel, set against an all-too-possible future where the bees are extinct, and it is up to the quickest and bravest kids to pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and their 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?
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Summary
Summary
Winner of the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award
Winner of the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature
Winner of the New Zealand Book Award's Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award
An Audible Pick of the Month
How to Bee is a beautiful, fierce and ultimately hopeful dystopian novel, set against an all-too-possible future where the bees are extinct, and it is up to the quickest and bravest kids to pollinate the flowers by hand.
Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and their 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?
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Reviews
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A children's book for all ages
- For anyone willing to let the child surface once again, this book will charm and invigorate you. In a fantasy world where bees are extinct, allowing children to emerge in a quest to do the bees’ work. Who, but a keenly imaginative writer, would have children running through orchards brandishing a feather duster pollinating the trees in order to harvest and market the fruit to the wealthy city population at large. Anyone not moved and left wondering why more children books like this aren’t written might have to go a long way in finding another Bren MacDibble. Absolutely a winner.
Author
Author Bio: Bren MacDibble
Bren MacDibble is the author of The Dog Runner and How to Bee, her first novel for younger readers, which won numerous awards. She also writes for young adults under the name Cally Black. She was raised on farms all over New Zealand, so she is an expert about being a kid on the land.
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Fantasy |
| Runtime: | 3.75 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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