Everything you need to understand or teach The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin.
The Music of Bees is a heartwarming work of domestic fiction narrated from the third-person point of view. Three protagonists suffering from tragic losses struggle to accept their life circumstances and leave the past behind in the small town of Hood River, Oregon. Alice Holtzman, Jake Stevenson, and Harry Stokes form a circle of friendships that helps to ground them and fill the chasm left by their losses. Together, the characters embark on their journey towards healing in a story that explores themes relating to power of friendship, the gift of compassion, the courage to begin life again, and moral obligation to protect the sanctity of the environment.