Ch book 8

Title:Turtle in Paradise
Illustrator: Jennifer L. Holm
Genre:Ch book
Sub Genre: Realistic Fiction/ Historical fiction
Theme: Good things can come from bad situations.
Primary and Secondary Characters: Turtle
Award(s) date of publication: Newbery Award
Publishing Company: Random House Children's Book
Brief Summary:During the depression, Turtle is sent to live with her Aunt in Florida. There, Turtle has to face different challenges. For example, one of the boys that lives there sets her cat's tail on fire. Though Turtle is faced with a variety of challenges, she is able to find the good in all of it. I thought this book was interesting because the events are so realistic.
Used in the Classroom: Because this is a longer chapter book, I would encourage upper grade levels (5-6) to read it. I think that this would give them a good idea of what the depression was like. That was the most important fact about this book to me. I think that this book could be used to introduce the depression and get the students familiar with different things that went on at that time. I think this book would be both interesting and educational because of the historical/realistic components.