Turtle in Paradise

English

ISBN: 0375836888

EAN: 9780375836886

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General/Juvenile Fiction / Family / General/Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20Th Century/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Random House, Incorporated

Release Date: 05/11/2010

Age Range: 8-12

Synopsis: Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with Americas past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West. Life isnt like the movies, and eleven-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. Shes smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, its 1935, and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtles mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesnt like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida, to stay with relatives shes never met. Floridas like nothing Turtle has ever seen. Its hot and strange, full of wild green peeping out between houses, ragtag boy cousins, and secret treasure. Before she knows whats happened, Turtle finds herself coming out of the shell she has spent her life building, and as she does, her world opens up in the most unexpected ways. From the Hardcover edition.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books for Children – null  Beehive Childrens Fictional Book Award – null  Black-Eyed Susan Book Award – null  Bluebonnet Award – null  California Young Reader Medal – null  Georgia Childrens Book Award – null  Golden Kite Awards – null  Grand Canyon Reader Award – null  Maryland Childrens Book Award – null  Newbery Medal – null  Rhode Island Childrens Book Award – null  Sasquatch Reading Award – null  SCASL Book Award (South Carolina) – null  Volunteer State Book Award – null  West Virginia Childrens Choice Book Award – null  Young Hoosier Book Award – null 

Turtle in Paradise

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.79 inches

Width: 5.67 inches

Length: 8.54 inches

Weight: 11.71 oz

Pages: 208