Bea Yourself

Beatrix Weathersby lived in a remote location in Oklahoma until her family inherits a Bee Farm in Door County Wisconsin. Bea had her own beehive in Oklahoma. She was homeschooled until they moved because they were so far from any schools. Bea was content being homeschooled but also looked forward to going to a public school and meeting new friends in Wisconsin. Bea has no idea what school will be like, but it turns out to be nothing like she expected. She has a difficult time adjusting to all the noises, crowds, and rules in a school and never imagined all the different kinds of people she'd encounter. To her surprise Bea discovers not everyone is friendly and nice. Bea feels like everything she does is wrong. She is very surprised that everyone doesn't love bees! Bea loves beekeeping and finds many comparisons between her bees and situations she encounters in life. Bea is worried about protecting bees everywhere and wants to help them. Bea learns that not everyone will be her friend but decides to be nice to everyone anyway. She learns not to change who she truly is, and that everyone is different. Bea discovers she is the happiest when she's being herself.