Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. 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. 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.

From the Hardcover edition.