The Secret Life of Bees--50011588 (2002 original; edició 2002)

1. 412
   Matar un rossinyol de Harper Lee (Caramellunacy, rosylibrarian)

   Caramellunacy: Both stories are about a young girl in the South coming to terms with racism. Secret Life of Bees features an teenaged protagonist whereas To Kill a Mockingbird's Scout is quite a bit younger, but I thought there were themes that resonated between the two.… (més)

2. 241
   The Help de Kathryn Stockett (Alliebadger, Alie, Neale, readysetgo)

   Neale: Both deal with racial issues and are slow moving but enjoyable

3. 130
   Tomates verdes fritos en el Café de Whistle Stop de Fannie Flagg (VictoriaPL)
4. 111
   Garden Spells de Sarah Addison Allen (lasperschlager)
5. 90
   White Oleander de Janet Fitch (leahsimone)
6. 70
   Cold Sassy Tree de Olive Ann Burns (ddelmoni)
7. 116
   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood de Rebecca Wells (SimoneA)

   SimoneA: Both well written books about the strength of women and forgiveness.

8. 61
   A Northern Light de Jennifer Donnelly (AmethystFaerie)
9. 40
   Pictures of Hollis Woods de Patricia Reilly Giff (rbtanger)
10. 30
    The Invention of Wings de Sue Monk Kidd (readysetgo)
11. 20
    Small Island de Andrea Levy (tina1969)
12. 53
    Ellen Foster de Kaye Gibbons (rbtanger)
13. 20
    How I Live Now de Meg Rosoff (HazardMain)

    HazardMain: both books, though set in totally different surroundings, tell the story of a teenage girl who finds a place to call "home" for the first time in her life

14. 87
    The Lovely Bones de Alice Sebold (leahsimone)
15. 10
    Rush Home Road de Lori Lansens (teelgee)
16. 21
    Bliss de Peter Carey (meela)
17. 00
    Whistling Past the Graveyard de Susan Crandall (Iudita, BookshelfMonstrosity)

    BookshelfMonstrosity: Set in the American South during the 1960s, these moving coming-of-age stories star motherless white girls whose strong bonds with older African-American women result in dangerous yet eye-opening journeys that unfold against the backdrop of the burgeoning civil rights movement.… (més)

18. 00
    Soul Kiss de Shay Youngblood (greytone)

    greytone: The larger-than-life black women of both novels provided the young girls an example and a moral anchor to which they could fasten their drifting life rafts. Both novels are fine examples of how important these silent members of the community are, and how critical these things are to forming successful and productive lives.… (més)

19. 11
    Paradís de Toni Morrison (Booksloth)
20. 00
    In the Midnight Rain de Ruth Wind (EmJay)

    EmJay: Both books are set in the South, and both involve motherless daughters coming to terms with their past and finding a community.

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