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Myla Goldberg
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| Title: |
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Bee Season |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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323 |
| Date: |
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2005-9 |
| ISBN: |
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0307275124 |
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Anchor Books Open-Market |
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17.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 centimeters |
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Eliza Naumann has no reason to believe she is anything but ordinary, especially after her teachers place her in a class for slow learners. Her father, Saul, dotes on her older brother Aaron's rabbinical ambitions. Her mother, Miriam, seems fully absorbed by her law career. When a spelling bee threatens to reaffirm her mediocrity, Eliza amazes everyone: she wins. Her newfound gift garners an invitiation not only to the national competition, but to her father's sacred study where a new dictionary beckons, Jewish mysticism lurks in leather tomes, and language offers a spiritual awakening. Eliza's inexpected success sends her off-kilter family into a tailspin, and Eliza comes to depend upon her own divination to hold the family together. With intense imagination and great emotional acuity, 'Bee Season' evokes a child's desperate longing for praise and acceptance and is a masterful portrayal of modern family life. |
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