SUMMER READING FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Carlisle Area School District's Summer Reading is an ambitious and wide-ranging program from 6th to 12th grades, including AP levels. Most are always in stock, and we are committed to stocking them all from May through August. Don't put it off 'til the last moment!
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees
American South
When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's most vicious racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love--a story that women will continue to share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.