SuitabookTurtle in Paradise
Jennifer L. Holm
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the opening chapters if the separation or the family’s financial circumstances feel close to home; the author’s note can extend the historical conversation.
- Themes
- A new family setting: After her mother takes a housekeeping job, Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met. The move sets up a story about adjusting to unfamiliar family surroundings.
- Historical context: The novel is set in 1935, when jobs and money are scarce; an author’s note adds photographs and background on the Great Depression and Key West in the 1930s. The historical note gives context beyond the fictional adventure, including photographs and background about the period.
- Worth knowing
- Turtle is separated from her mother when sent to live with unfamiliar relatives. The book also places the family in a time when jobs and money are scarce.