1. Sue Monk Kidd

2.  Born August 12, 1948 – Georgia  Began writing at age of 30; nonfiction (memoirs)  First novel: The Secret Life of Bees (2002)  Second novel: The Mermaid Chair (2005)  Lives in Southwest Florida with her husband, Sandy, and a black Lab, named Lily

3.  Summer, 1964 – outside Sylvan, South Carolina Historical Context - Timeline  (August 28, 1963) The March on Washington and King’s speech are widely given credit for drumming up support for the important events that followed.  South Carolina, 1964 - A time of civil unrest (racial divides- painful reminders of the cruelty of racism)  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Officially outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places and employment.  National Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been used to keep blacks from voting at certain booths in the South.

10.  the mottos or the quotations used at the beginning of each chapter. (See handout)

11.  a reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, etc., which is not part of the story, that the author expects the reader will recognize. (see handout)  historical, religious, cultural, literary  Example: “But of course my luck with this guy sucks. So he turns his head and sees me. And wolfsmiles, showing oh granny what big teeth you have” (Speak 97).  Allusion: Little Red Riding Hood

12.  Lily Owens: (protagonist) 14 years old  Rosaleen: nanny, care-taker  T. Ray Owens: Lily’s father  Deborah Owens: Lily’s mother  August Boatwright:  May Boatwright:  June Boatwright:  Zach Taylor:

13. Themes  Coming of Age  Self Discovery, Maturity, Growing-up  The Irrationality of Racism  irrational: without reason/logic or fairness  The Power of Female Community  The Importance of Storytelling  We learn from them Motifs (re-occurring images/references)  Bees  Mothers

14.  Beehives  Photographs  The Black Mary

15.  a novel or other work of literature in which the main character or characters grow, mature, or understand the world in adult terms.