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A review by literatehedgehog
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
3.0
A solid middle grade historical fiction from a tried and true talented author.
This novel has the background of widespread hunger and poverty of the Great Depression without diving deeply into the economics, politics, or especially the grittiness of that time. Instead, it explores age-old middle grade themes of family, friendship, and trust, in an episodic style.
This could be a good student book club choice for 5-6th or a read aloud for 4th and up.
read alikes
I can only think of a few books for young readers set during the Great Depression - Richard Peck's A Long Way from Chicago, and the earlier (1910s?) Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson.
There is a distinctly Floridian weirdness feel here, so perhaps Carl Hiaasen fans may switch time periods and genres for this.
This novel has the background of widespread hunger and poverty of the Great Depression without diving deeply into the economics, politics, or especially the grittiness of that time. Instead, it explores age-old middle grade themes of family, friendship, and trust, in an episodic style.
This could be a good student book club choice for 5-6th or a read aloud for 4th and up.
read alikes
I can only think of a few books for young readers set during the Great Depression - Richard Peck's A Long Way from Chicago, and the earlier (1910s?) Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson.
There is a distinctly Floridian weirdness feel here, so perhaps Carl Hiaasen fans may switch time periods and genres for this.