Summary Of Quotes From 'New Beekeeper'

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The quote: "New Beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants" is very relevant to the specific events of chapter 3. In Chapter 3 Lily and Rosaleen are looking around town trying to survive and trying to find any hint of Lily's mother. Lily is trying to find out things about her mother, so first she is locating people that her mother once knew. This is like Lily being a new beekeeper and she is trying to find information and her way to the elusive queen bee who is her mother. Firstly, on page 51 Rosaleen asks Lily "You picked Tiburon 'cause your mother had a picture with that town written on the back-" This quote suggests that Lily is slowly trying to figure things out about her

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