Explores the coming-of-age issues of new friendships, family, loss, and finding one's self Cleverly infused with elements of magical realism.

SELLING POINTS: Quirky debut voice: Danielle Davis delivers a complex middle-grade novel that will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone, strange or stranded. She currently lives in Espoo, Finland, where she's working to obtain a master's degree in game design and development. When not working, Laura can be found drinking tea, reading, and game designing. In 2014 she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration and animation from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. ILLUSTRATOR: Laura Horton is a freelance illustrator who has always had a passion for family, creativity, and imagination. She's had the privilege of teaching English to middle school and community college students and currently volunteers with literary organisations in L.A. in Literature and Creative Writing and her short stories have been published in literary magazines. AGES: 9-12 years AUTHOR: Danielle Davis grew up in Singapore and Hong Kong and now lives in Los Angeles where she reads, writes, and roller skates. But the bees have a lot to say about it starting with finding her brother. And the one thing that makes her happy and keeps her sane - knitting - has just got her detention. Her best friend, who also happens to be her brother, has left home with no explanation. The hive of honeybees living in Zinnia's hair is actually the least of her problems.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. 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. 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.

Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis