The Bean Trees -- Barbara Kingsolver, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction a great novel for readers

a great novel for readers who appreciate multilayered romantic fiction with elements of domestic drama

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The Bean Trees -- Barbara Kingsolver, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction a great novel for readers"The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open mouthed and smiling." Los Angeles Times An acclaimed bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolver's remarkable literary career. Kingsolver has gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Demon Copperhead, and is the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to