![]() But when Bee's two best friends leave the carnival, Bee decides it's time to find a real home, and takes to the road with a stray dog as unwanted as she is and a small piglet.īee is taken in by two mysterious but kindly old women, Mrs. ![]() In fact, the carnival owner only seems to be keeping Bee so that he can use her in his "freak show" when she's a little older. She has to deal with teasing about a prominent birthmark on her face, although her guardian Pauline suggests it's a precious diamond. ![]() Bee fills her days chopping onions and helping at the carnival's hot dog cart. It's 1942, and Bee's parents, carnival workers, were killed when she was four and she's been raised by a kindly young woman, Pauline. In her most recent book, Beholding Bee, she weaves an especially magical and moving story that's perfect for middle-grade readers.Īs the novel opens, we meet 11-year old Bee, who lives with a traveling carnival. Award-winning author Kimberly Newton Fusco really knows how to create strong female characters that stay with you long after you've finished her book. ![]()
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