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Once I Was a Beehive

2018295 pagesMirror Press

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Thirteen-year-old Xanthe is reeling from the sudden death of her mother. Her stepfather, unsure how to help, sends her to a Mormon girls' camp for a week, despite Xanthe not being Mormon herself. Feeling completely out of place and overwhelmed by grief, Xanthe must navigate an unfamiliar world of faith, friendship, and self-discovery while trying to come to terms with her loss.

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About the author

Carol Lynch Williams writes young adult and middle-grade fiction about family and hard choices. She is best known for her novel The Chosen One, which follows a girl living in a polygamist community. Her books focus on teenagers finding their own way through difficult circumstances.

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