Turtle in Paradise

Inspiredbyfamilystories,two-timeNewberyHonorwinnerandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorJenniferL.HolmbeautifullyblendsfamilylorewithAmerica'spastinthischarminggemofanovel,richinhistoricaldetail,humor,andtheuniqueflavorsofKeyWest.Lifeisn'tlikethemovies,andeleven-year-oldTurtleisnoShirleyTemple.She'ssmartandtoughandhasseenenoughoftheworldnottoexpectaHollywoodending.Afterall,it's1935,andjobsandmoneyandsometimesevendreamsarescarce.SowhenTurtle'smamagetsajobhousekeepingforaladywhodoesn'tlikekids,TurtlesaysgoodbyewithoutatearandheadsofftoKeyWest,Florida,tostaywithrelativesshe'snevermet.Florida'slikenothingTurtlehaseverseen.It'shotandstrange,fullofwildgreenpeepingoutbetweenhouses,ragtagboycousins,andsecrettreasure.Beforesheknowswhat'shappened,Turtlefindsherselfcomingoutoftheshellshehasspentherlifebuilding,andasshedoes,herworldopensupinthemostunexpectedways.