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Turtle in paradise / by Jennifer L. Holm.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375836886 (trade)
- ISBN: 0375836888 (trade)
- ISBN: 9780375936883 (lib bdg)
- ISBN: 0375936882 (lib bdg)
- ISBN: 9780375836909 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 037583690X (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2010.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap.Author's note includes photographs and information about Key West in the 1930s and some of the real inhabitants that inspired the characters in her novel.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 3-6 (School Library Journal)
- Awards Note:
- Newbery Honor, 2011Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2010.
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- Subject:
- Cousins > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Florida > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
Key West (Fla.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Cousins > Fiction.
Family life > Florida > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Key West (Fla.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Adventure fiction > Juvenile.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | JUV HOLM 2010 | 278807 | Juv | Reshelving | - |