The Secret Life of Bees
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Is there body horror?
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The protagonist has a dream that her mother has insect legs and is very disturbed by that
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Is someone stalked?
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Kind of? The protagonist’s abusive father finds her after she runs away because she accidentally reveals her location to him
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The protagonist’s dad gaslights the protagonist about the circumstances of her mother’s murder, insisting that she couldn’t remember it since she was 4 years old.
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Lily is abused by her father (T-Ray)
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Addiction
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Chewing tobacco
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A queen bee dies at one point. Another bee stings the protagonist so it probably died too
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Are there bugs?
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It is literally called the secret life of BEES. They are very friendly and nice bugs though :)
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Bodily Harm
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Does a kid die?
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May dies, shes an adult.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Lily’s mother dies. Main plot point in the story.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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One of the characters is arrested, but taken where none of the characters can find him. They spend some time looking for him.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Someone vomits after seeing a body.
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Does someone spit?
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asdfghkl
Rosaleen spits tobacco
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Law Enforcement
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The cop in this book is very pro cop. He hates black people and makes it clear in hints.
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Accidentally: a character throws a bunch of glass containers in anger and gets a cut on her arm
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Successful attempts discussed
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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May dies by drowning.
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Is there hate speech?
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N word and r slur is said.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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pastellion
a. A girl exposes her chest (just to feel the wind) and falls asleep, but is not completely nude.
b. Characters bathe nude in a river.
b. Characters bathe nude in a river.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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The protagonist has semi-sexual fantasies about a boy she likes
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Sickness
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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May dies.
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Is there gun violence?
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pastellion
Character is shot to death -- main plot point/reflection of story.
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