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Turtle in paradise [electronic resource] / Jennifer L. Holm.

Holm, Jennifer L. (Author). Battoe, Becca. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.
<p>Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and <i>New York Times</i> 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.<br><br>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...

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307738332 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • ISBN: 0307738337 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • Publisher: New York : Listening Library, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 3:47:28.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Becca Battoe.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 54491 KB; MP3 file size: 106745 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Cousins > Fiction.
Family life > Florida > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Fiction.
Cousins > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Florida > Juvenile fiction.
Key West (Fla.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Key West (Fla.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Audiobooks.


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