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Jul 28, 2015 | ISBN 9780375868085 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Feb 12, 2013 | ISBN 9780375898860 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Feb 12, 2013 | 486 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Jul 28, 2015 | ISBN 9780375868085 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Feb 12, 2013 | ISBN 9780375898860 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Feb 12, 2013 | ISBN 9780385361286 | Middle Grade (8-12)
486 Minutes
“Fans of Kate DiCamillo, Jennifer Holm, and Polly Horvath will find this an enjoyable and engrossing read.” —School Library Journal Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a truck. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face, though she prefers to think of it as a precious diamond. Then one day a scruffy dog shows up, as unwanted as she, and Bee realizes she must find a home for them both. She discovers a cozy house with gingerbread trim that reminds her of frosting, where two mysterious women, Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Potter, take her in. Whoever these women are, they matter. They matter to Bee. And they are helping Bee realize that she, too, matters to the world—if only she will let herself be a part of it.
KIMBERLY NEWTON FUSCO is the author of three other novels, Tending to Grace, The Wonder of Charlie Anne, and Beholding Bee, which garnered many accolades. Before becoming a novelist, she was an award-winning reporter and editor for the Worcester Telegram… More about Kimberly Newton Fusco
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