These two novels together could create a very interesting book discussion. This story reminded me a lot of Patricia Reilly Giff’s new novel Gingersnap about the same time period that also involves an unexplained character. But, these characters eventually help to show Bee that she matters to the world and her existence is important to the people around her. I didn’t care these characters as much as the other people Bee encounters throughout the story. I think I would have preferred the story to have remained a little more historical/realistic fiction. When Bee sets up house in an abandoned home she meets another mysterious old woman who looks as though she belongs in another era. After her parents died, Bee began seeing a woman in an orange, floppy hat, but later finds that she is the only one who can see her. I liked the story itself, Bee is a very believable character and the supporting characters are well-thought out and full of life. Pauline, Bee’s guardian is one of a only a few people who truly see Bee as she is, but when Pauline is sent to work at another carnival, Bee decides to leave the only world she have ever known to find a home that she has only dreamed about. She was born with a birthmark on her face in the shape of a diamond and is often faced with the taunts and jeers of the children (and adults) who come to the carnival when it pulls into town. Beholding Bee written by Kimberly Newton Fusco is about orphaned “Bee” who lives and works in a traveling carnival.
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