The Secret Life of Bees (original 2002; edición 2003)

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   Matar un ruiseñor por 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.… (más)

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   Criadas y señoras por Kathryn Stockett (Alliebadger, Alie, Neale, readysetgo)

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

3. 130
   Tomates verdes fritos por Fannie Flagg (VictoriaPL)
4. 111
   El jardín de los hechizos por Sarah Addison Allen (lasperschlager)
5. 90
   White Oleander por Janet Fitch (leahsimone)
6. 70
   Cold Sassy Tree por Olive Ann Burns (ddelmoni)
7. 116
   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood por Rebecca Wells (SimoneA)

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

8. 61
   A Northern Light por Jennifer Donnelly (AmethystFaerie)
9. 40
   Pictures of Hollis Woods por Patricia Reilly Giff (rbtanger)
10. 30
    The Invention of Wings por Sue Monk Kidd (readysetgo)
11. 20
    Pequeña isla por Andrea Levy (tina1969)
12. 53
    Ellen Foster por Kaye Gibbons (rbtanger)
13. 20
    How I Live Now por 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
    Desde mi cielo por Alice Sebold (leahsimone)
15. 10
    Rush Home Road por Lori Lansens (teelgee)
16. 21
    Bliss por Peter Carey (meela)
17. 00
    Whistling Past the Graveyard por 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.… (más)

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    Soul Kiss por 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.… (más)

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    Paradise por Toni Morrison (Booksloth)
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    In the Midnight Rain por 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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