Little Bee
Registered by 
SqueakyChu
of Rockville, Maryland USA on 7/20/2021
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 7/20/2021 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
This trade paperback (c. 2008) is one of nine books which arrived from anonymous donors to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) during June/July 2021. Thank you so much for sharing these books with others!
I read another copy of this book in 2012. This is what I wrote after I read it...
Little Bee is the name of a young girl from Nigeria who ends up in England as an illegal immigrant. She has the address of a man, Andrew, whom she met in Nigeria and learns how to get to his house, thinking that he might be able to help her out. Reading this story, we come to learn the reasons behind that man's having been in Nigeria as well as the unfortunate circumstances regarding him seeing her again.
What I especially liked about this story was that the protagonist was from Nigeria. Despite the many people I know from that country, I've never read a novel that has had part of its setting there. Sadly, we learn about how oil wealth has made Nigeria a dangerous place. In addition, we learn that England is not a particularly hospitable place for Nigerian refugees who, at times, are truly running for their lives.
This novel ultimately turns out to be a story of friendship, the one that grows between Little Bee and Andrew's wife, Sara. Despite the fact that the story was narrated from the points of view of Little Bee and Sara, I felt that there could have been much more depth to it. Nevertheless, it kept up my interest and made me aware of the sad fate of illegal immigrants from Nigeria to England.
Little Bee is the name of a young girl from Nigeria who ends up in England as an illegal immigrant. She has the address of a man, Andrew, whom she met in Nigeria and learns how to get to his house, thinking that he might be able to help her out. Reading this story, we come to learn the reasons behind that man's having been in Nigeria as well as the unfortunate circumstances regarding him seeing her again.
What I especially liked about this story was that the protagonist was from Nigeria. Despite the many people I know from that country, I've never read a novel that has had part of its setting there. Sadly, we learn about how oil wealth has made Nigeria a dangerous place. In addition, we learn that England is not a particularly hospitable place for Nigerian refugees who, at times, are truly running for their lives.
This novel ultimately turns out to be a story of friendship, the one that grows between Little Bee and Andrew's wife, Sara. Despite the fact that the story was narrated from the points of view of Little Bee and Sara, I felt that there could have been much more depth to it. Nevertheless, it kept up my interest and made me aware of the sad fate of illegal immigrants from Nigeria to England.
Journal Entry 3 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 15, 2022
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 15, 2022
Released 2 yrs ago (1/15/2022 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2022 CLEAN START Release Challenge hosted by NancyNova. The book title contains the word BEE.
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Enjoy the book!
***The 2022 CLEAN START Release Challenge hosted by NancyNova. The book title contains the word BEE.
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Enjoy the book!
Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'm saving this book to go out for Round #2.
Journal Entry 5 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Thursday, March 30, 2023
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (3/30/2023 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Going out for Round #2...
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I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2023 4 Elements Release Challenge hosted by GoryDetails. The book title contains the word LITTLE. Little River (North Carolina-Virginia), a tributary of the New River rising in Alleghany County, North Carolina and flowing through Grayson County, Virginia, USA.
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Enjoy the book!
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I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2023 4 Elements Release Challenge hosted by GoryDetails. The book title contains the word LITTLE. Little River (North Carolina-Virginia), a tributary of the New River rising in Alleghany County, North Carolina and flowing through Grayson County, Virginia, USA.
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Enjoy the book!
I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...
Journal Entry 7 by SqueakyChu at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA on Monday, April 17, 2023
SqueakyChu at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA on Monday, April 17, 2023
Released 12 mos ago (4/23/2023 UTC) at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book at the BookCrossing tent.
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the
whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu, or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the
whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu, or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!
