This unique story is told through both the perspective of Zinnia as she works to put her life back together and the perspective of the bees who are trying desperately to find a new place to live. Just when it seems like Zinnia’s life can’t get any worse, a colony of honeybees takes up residence in her hive-like curly hair. This hits her extra hard as she’s been drifting from her best friends and doesn’t have a great relationship with her mom, Dr. All he left behind was his favorite pair of boots. Zinnia shares an extremely close bond with her brother, so when she gets home from spending her last day of school cooped up in detention, she’s shocked and hurt to realize that he’s disappeared without leaving even a note. Zinnia’s journey begins on the last day of seventh grade when she wakes up super early to yarn bomb a statue of the school mascot with her brother. It’s not all drama though! This book is funny, clever, and it’ll leave you wishing you could tag along with Zinnia and Birch on their adventures. Zinnia and the Bees nails all the feels you go through during those sometimes hard middle school years while showing readers that even when things are at their worst, there’s always a way through. If you’ve ever felt a little betrayed by your friend group or struggled to understand how you’re really feeling about a situation, Zinnia’s journey will hit close to home. It’s an absolutely adorable read sprinkled with just a touch of magical realism that packs a punch of emotion.
It’s such a relatable story filled with unique characters that really stand out yet feel warm and worn-in, like you might already know them in real life. Just when it looks like Zinnia's day can't possibly get any worse, a colony of frantic honeybees mistakes her hair for a hive and lands on her head Told from the alternating perspectives of Zinnia a humorous young loner and knitter and an unintentionally comical hive of honeybees, this quirky, heartfelt novel will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt alone, betrayed, or misunderstood as it explores the challenges that come with learning to trust yourself and the often messy process of discovering the true meaning to home.Zinnia and the Bees is out today from author Danielle Davis, and we have nothing but amazing things to say about it. And when Zinnia rushes home to commiserate with her older brother, Adam, who also happens to be her best friend, she's devastated to discover that he's left home with no explanation. Her offense? Yarn bombing a statue of the school mascot. While Zinnia's seventh grade classmates are celebrating the last day of school, she's cooped up in the vice principal's office, serving detention.
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