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Turtle in paradise
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Author:
Holm, Jennifer L.,
Published:
New York : A Yearling Book, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
189 pages ; 20 cm
Rating:
610L
Status:
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Description

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.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Cousins -- Juvenile fiction.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Florida -- Juvenile fiction.
Key West (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375836886, 9780375836909, 9780375893162, 9780375936883
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.7, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
610

Notes

Description
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.
Target Audience
610L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,3.7,4,137063

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APA Citation (style guide)

Holm, J. L. (2014). Turtle in paradise. First edition. A Yearling Book.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Holm, Jennifer L.. 2014. Turtle in Paradise. A Yearling Book.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Holm, Jennifer L., Turtle in Paradise. A Yearling Book, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Holm, Jennifer L.. Turtle in Paradise. First edition. A Yearling Book, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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