Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm • Related Editions: See others
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- Grade
- 3-6
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2010
Word Count 30,474
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137063, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- 20th century
- Depressions
- Key West (Fla.)
- Depressions--1929--Fiction
- 1929
- Cousins--Fiction
- Family life--Florida--Fiction
- Key West (Fla.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Cousins
- Family life
- History
- Adventure stories
- Florida
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- Adventure and adventurers
- Lists With This Book
- Books From All 50 States - Florida
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Awards & Distinctions 4

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2011

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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