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A review by mindfullibrarian
Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis
4.0
Quirky and oh so original, Zinnia will be sure to charm middle grade readers!
Thanks to the author for providing the @kidlitexchange network with a copy of this book for review purposes - all opinions are my own.
ZINNIA AND THE BEES is definitely a different middle grade story, and one that will appeal to kids who love nature, knitting and cheering for the underdog in a story. Zinnia is dealing with issues that so many kids are dealing with - a working single parent, an absent father, a sibling growing up and away from the rest of the family, friendship issues..........oh, and one issue that NO other kids are dealing with! A hive of bees on. her. head. The chapters in the story are mostly narrated by Zinnia, but some are narrated (in italics) by the bees and include a ton of factual information about bees and their hives - I told you it was unique!
While Zinnia is a 7th grader in the story, it is a very very innocent story and will definitely appeal to upper elementary students with higher level vocabularies as well.
Thanks to the author for providing the @kidlitexchange network with a copy of this book for review purposes - all opinions are my own.
ZINNIA AND THE BEES is definitely a different middle grade story, and one that will appeal to kids who love nature, knitting and cheering for the underdog in a story. Zinnia is dealing with issues that so many kids are dealing with - a working single parent, an absent father, a sibling growing up and away from the rest of the family, friendship issues..........oh, and one issue that NO other kids are dealing with! A hive of bees on. her. head. The chapters in the story are mostly narrated by Zinnia, but some are narrated (in italics) by the bees and include a ton of factual information about bees and their hives - I told you it was unique!
While Zinnia is a 7th grader in the story, it is a very very innocent story and will definitely appeal to upper elementary students with higher level vocabularies as well.