I finished The Secret Life of Bees, and to answer Kaylan's question, I Loved it! It's definitely been a while since I read a book that I enjoyed that much, even though Memoirs of a Geisha was pretty good too.
Although the Bees book is described as the ideal book for "that special bond between mothers and their daughters" or something like that, I swear it's not that cheesy, and it could also be just as appealing to boys, in my opinion.
I recommend it!