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  <title><![CDATA[Beka Lamb (Caribbean Writers Series)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;Set in Belize, Beka Lamb is the record of a few months in the life of Beka and her family. The politics of the small colony, the influence of the matriarchal society and the dominating presence of the Catholic Church are woven into the fabric of the story to provide a compelling portrait of ordinary life in Belize. &lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">11</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1986</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Beka Lamb (Caribbean Writers Series)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Zee Edgell]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people going to Belize, fans of historical fiction, people interested in the Caribbean, women]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Feb 20 10:06:44 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has become a staple on the bookshelves of readers throughout the Caribbean.  It is the first novel from leading Belizean writer Zee Edgell (In Times Like These, The Festival of San Joaquin, Time and the River).  Beka Lamb is one of those rare books that really does appeal to all ages.  It ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14377387">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Beka Lamb</em> tells the story of a few months in the life of a fourteen-year-old girl — Beka — and her slightly older friend Toycie, who both attend a convent school in Belize. It’s published as part of the Heinemann Caribbean Writers Series, and so it has one of those rather off-puttingly institu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71985068">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 17 06:58:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 17 07:08:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have learnt that Beka is a girl living in a caribbean island. She lied about alot of stuff.  She lied about not failing in some of her classes because she did not want her father to sending her to school. Her friend Toycie died and after her death Beka lived her life in honors  of Toycie. It start...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71534497">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 30 21:47:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 10 21:59:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Years ago I met Zee Edgell.  She was a real peach.  I'm always in awe of little-known but influential books.  Edgell is a &quot;Caribbean&quot; author, and when I read Beka Lamb she was the most prominent writer in the history of Belize.  I wonder if that has changed?  I enjoyed Beka Lamb, and I pla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44923895">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Jul 04 10:03:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 04 10:04:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i enjoyed the Belizean flavor embed in this book! reminds me of growing in a very judgemnetal society! Especially in my Catholic schools!! <br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book by a writer of color (one of my top 5 favorite novels EVER!) is Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read it in college. Really, really liked it. I love the bit about the bouganvillea plant. ]]></body>
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    <review id="79061693">
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    <body><![CDATA[this is the best book i have read in all my high school years]]></body>
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    <review id="67796682">
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    <body><![CDATA[this is for cxc]]></body>
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    <review id="6712513">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part of Heinemann's Caribbean Writers Series. I read this for work, but I really enjoyed it! The story is set in Belize, and follows Beka Lamb through some turbulent months of her life. Highly recommended!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book for a class at DPU; my teacher grew up in Belize like the girl in the book. Basically, I thought this book was amazing and recommend it to everyone. ]]></body>
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    <review id="938978">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[a great story, incredibly well-told. this is one of those books that transports... ]]></body>
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