Turtle in paradise /
by Jennifer L. Holm.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Random House, c2010.
- 191 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189).
Newbery Medal/Honor Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.) Wilson's Children Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2010 Booklist starred, April 2010 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2010 Horn Book, October 2010 Kirkus Starred, April 2010 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011 Pub Weekly, May 2010 School Library Journal, April 2010 Wilson's Children, October 2010
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.