Turtle in paradise
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2010 - Random House, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
47,750 words, Guess
Page Count
191 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780375836886
- ISBN-139780375836909
- ISBN-139780375893162
- ISBN-139780375936883
- ISBN-100375836888
and 7 more
- ISBN-10037583690X
- ISBN-100375893164
- ISBN-100375936882
- Goodreads6871737', '6871736
- LibraryThing9237628
- Library of Congress Control Number2009019077
- Open LibraryOL23397202M
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCPZ7.H732226 Tu 2010
Description
Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West.Life isn't like the movies, and eleven-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935, and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesn't like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida, to stay with relatives she's never met.Florida's like nothing Turtle has ever seen. It's hot and strange, full of wild green peeping out between houses, ragtag boy cousins, and secret treasure. Before she knows what's 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.
Description
In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.
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Genres
- Fiction
Other Editions
- Turtle in paradise
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