Quarter 4 Blog 2

Now that Lily and Rosaleen 'ran' away from Sylvan they are on their way to Tiburn. They spent the night sleeping by a creek but they are determined to make it to this city so they can find out more information about Lily's mother, Deborah. Lily found some of her mothers things and there was a picture of an African American virgin Mary and it said Tiburn, South Carolina on the back and so Lily wants to find out what that picture is all about. So while in Tiburn they meet August, May and June. These sisters have a bee keeping business and they let Rosaleen and Lily stay with them if they work. I think that August, May and June are really nice to let Lily and Rosaleen stay with them. They probably want to protect a little white girl and her African American maid. I feel like they have a connection with Lily and Rosaleen somehow. Lily and Rosaleen made up a story as to why they were in Tiburn, Lily was scared to bring up her mother right away but she was going to August about her when the time is right. I think this book is a great example about the prejudice that when on back in the 60's against African Americans. And I think that back then the African Americans somewhat looked out for each other, and in this case they were looking out for Lily as well.

Quarter 4, Blog # 1

The book I am reading for quarter 4 outside reading is The Secret Life of Bee's, by Sue Monk Kidd. So far I have read to page 100. The book so far is about a girl who is 13 years old named Lily Owens who is growing up on a farm in South Carolina without a mother. Her mother died when she was very young, so she is living with her father, T. Ray and Rosaleen thier maid. Lily really does not like her father, beacuse he is mean to her and makes her do lots of chores. Lily also has problems making and keeping friends so she does not like the social aspect of school but she loves learning at school, she especially like reading and writing. Where I am in the book Lily and Rosaleen have 'ran' away from their farm in Sylvan, South Carolina. I think that Lily and Rosaleen did the right thing by leaving that farm because T. Ray did not treat them with respect, and Rosaleen is an african american, who also did not recieve respect from people in the town. Right before they left for Tiburn, Lily broke Rosaleen out of jail. But so far I think that Lily did something that was risky but I can see where she is coming from.