This summer I read The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. In this novel Marietta "Missy" Greer runs away from her hometown in Pittman, Kentucky. As Missy drives away from home, she tells herself that she will change ... ...

• Word Count: 371
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The Bean Trees, written by Barbara Kingsolver, is a novel about a small town girl who leaves Kentucky with an old beat up car in hopes of starting a new life. During her expedition, she changes her name from Marietta to Taylor and acquires a little girl who she names Turtle because of her clingy nat...

• Word Count: 459
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School