The Secret Life of Bees (2002) by Sue Monk Kidd was adapted for film in 2008.

The film tells the story of a 14-year-old white girl who runs away from her home and searches out information about her mother. She ends up in the informal care of a Black woman, August Boatwright.

With a stellar cast including Queen Latifah as August Boatwright and Dakota Fanning as Lily Owens, the film won the Favorite Movie Drama & Favorite Independent awards at the 35th People’s Choice Awards.

The film also received 7 NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture.