<p><strong>"<em>The Bean Trees</em> is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling." -- <em>Los Angeles Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>A bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, <em>The Bean Trees</em> is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolver's remarkable literary career.</strong></p><p>It is the charming, engrossing tale of rural Kentucky native Taylor Greer, who only wants to get away from her roots and avoid getting pregnant. She succeeds, but inherits a three-year-old Native American girl named Turtle along the way, and together, from Oklahoma to Arizona, half-Cherokee Taylor and her charge search for a new life in the West. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in seemingly empty places.</p><p>This Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition features beautiful cover art on uncoated stock, French flaps, and deckle-edge pages, making it the perfect gift book.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Barbara Kingsolver<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 05/19/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.55lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.26h x 5.56w x 0.74d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780061765223<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.6<br><b>Point Value:</b> 13<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>52268 / Bean Trees<br>