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a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up

and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth

This brand-new edition of the classic picture book by award-winning author Angela Johnson and illustrator Dav Pilkey will teach a new generation of readers about friendship

and an explanation of the science behind each magical experiment

The Bean Trees: A Novel Kate Flannery No friendsThe Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open mouthed and smiling. Los Angeles Times An acclaimed bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolvers remarkable literary career. Kingsolver has gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Demon Copperhead, and is the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to