Jennifer L. Holm

Savanna Ganucheau

In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who doesn't like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she's never met in far away Key West, Florida.

The Graphic Novel

Turtle in Paradise

Sarah Sammis

Turtle is sent to Key West when her mother takes on a new job as a live in maid. Her employer doesn't allow children, so Turtle is sent south to family she didn't know she had. Beans and his brothers are her cousins. Although Turtle's story was written first, it happens a year after Full of Beans.

As a graphic novel, Turtle's story is trimmed down to the most salient and emotional bits. She's angry at the people in her life. She's learned to trust no one, including her mother. Kids back home set her cat's tail on fire. The adults in her life are just as untrustworthy, even the man who is wooing her mother.

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Emily C Peterson

Manon van Heumen

I enjoyed this graphic novel! It was perfect to read in summer - the setting was nothing short of tropical! I did find the story a little dragging at some points, but all in all it was a very enjoyable read.

Turtle in Paradise The Graphic Novel

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