In Jennifer L. Holms New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isnt like the movies. But then again, -year-old Turtle is no Shirley TempleShes smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, its and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtles mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesnt like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida to live with relatives shes never met. Floridas like nothing Turtles ever seen before though. Its hot and strange, full of rag tag boy cousins, family secrets, scams, and even buried pirate treasure! Before she knows whats happened, Turtle finds herself coming out of the shell shes spent her life building, and as she does, her world opens up in the most unexpected ways.
