Turtle in Paradise

from Rosa.Mill

Turtle's mother sends her to Key West to stay with her sister during the Great Depression b/c the woman she's a housekeeper for a woman can't stomach children. Turtle gets to meet a whole entire family she never knew about down in Key West and gets to know them. I thought this was a really great...

from 68papyrus

What a sweet wholesome story! This reminds me of the type of books I enjoyed as a kid. Turtle, who true to her nickname, has a hard exterior and a soft underbelly, is sent to live with relatives in Key West. She and her mom, a single parent, are close but the woman her mom works with as a live in...

from akmargie

Another book that I really loved the setting, Depression era Key West. It really made what could have been a typical historical fiction really stand out. Although...the ending. Why do I have problems with endings. This one was slighly too abrupt. The falling action was playing out nicely and then...

from beckytillett

Turtle is a young girl sent to live with her relatives in Key West after her mother gets a job as a housekeeper with a lady who does not allow children in her home. She meets her cousins and aunt, and even grandmother, and has adventures taking care of babies and her grandmother. Then one day, sh...

from Whisper1

Continuing my quest to read all Newbery medal and honor winners, this recently announced winner of the 2011 Newbery honor award, is well worth the time spent reading. Fatherless, sassy, spirited, spitfire 11 year old Turtle has no illusions of a fairytale life. It is 1935 and the depression leave...