Full Of Beans
Author(s): Holm Jennifer L.
Newbery Honor Book Turtle in Paradise is beloved by readers, and now they can return to this wonderful world through the eyes of Turtle's cousin Beans.
Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals") in all of Key West. Not that Beans really minds; it's 1934, the middle of the Great Depression. With no jobs on the island, and no money anywhere, who can really blame the grown-ups for telling a few tales? Besides, Beans isn't anyone's fool. In fact, he has plans. Big plans. And the consequences might surprise even Beans himself.
Praise-
"As a storyteller, Holm is superb."-School Library Journal
"Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy."-Booklist
"Anyone interested in learning to write crowd-pleasing historical fiction for elementary school readers would be wise to study Holm's work."-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Sweet, funny and superb."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
From the Hardcover edition.
General Information
- :
- : Random House Children's Books
- : Red Fox
- : 0.158
- : 01 April 2018
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Holm Jennifer L.
- : OO
- : English
- : 813.6
- : 208