02708cam a2200337 4500 531877958 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062331168 0062331167 B00FJ3CM7M Amazon f584ec10-7775-46f6-99ce-fa4a05f025b6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1420537 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Paull, Laline. The Bees [Libby] : A Novel. Ecco, 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 589kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:<p>This brilliantly imagined debut tells the story of Flora 717, a devout young worker bee who finds herself in possession of a deadly secret</p> <p>Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive, where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. But Flora is not like other bees. With circumstances threatening the hive's survival, her curiosity is regarded as a dangerous flaw, but her courage and strength are assets. She is allowed to feed the newborns in the royal nursery and then to become a forager, flying alone and free to collect nectar and pollen. A feat of bravery grants her access to the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers mysteries about the hive that are both profound and ominous.</p> <p>But when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all—daring to challenge the Queen's preeminence—enemies abound, from the fearsome fertility police who enforce the hive's strict social hierarchy to the high priestesses jealously wedded to power. Her deepest instincts to serve and sacrifice are now overshadowed by a greater power: a fierce maternal love that will bring her into conflict with her conscience, her heart, and her society—and lead her to perform unthinkable deeds.</p> <p>Thrilling, suspenseful, and spectacularly imaginative, The Bees and its dazzling young heroine will forever change the way you look at the world outside your window.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/bees-f584ec?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/bees-f584ec?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/bees-f584ec?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)