Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West.
Life isn't like the movies, and eleven-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935, and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesn't like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida, to stay with relatives she's never met.
Florida's like nothing Turtle has ever seen. It's hot and strange, full of wild green peeping out between houses, ragtag boy cousins, and secret treasure. Before she knows what's happened, Turtle finds herself coming out of the shell she has spent her life building, and as she does, her world opens up in the most unexpected ways.
From the Hardcover edition.
★作者：詹妮弗·L.霍尔姆
出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州的奥杜邦，自2000年出版第一部小说以来，这已是詹妮弗第三次获得美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖。她还写过另外几本获得很高赞誉的书，包括《中学比肉饼还糟糕》，以及和她弟弟马修?霍尔姆合作的“鼠宝宝系列”。詹妮弗和丈夫及两个孩子住在加利福尼亚。你可以拜访她的网站：www.jenniferholm.com
★译者：马爱农
著名翻译家，人民文学出版社外文编辑室编审。自上世纪八十年代起从事英语文学翻译，完成译著几十部，其中既有面向成人的畅销书和经典文学作品，也有充满童趣、文字优美的儿童文学佳作。代表译作有“哈利?波特系列”、《安徒生童话选集》、《小王子》等等。