tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368328233976416591.post7610543592064940364..comments2023-03-24T13:34:39.877-04:00Comments on Amy on Literacy: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. HolmAmy Rungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013397821279704859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368328233976416591.post-65243516078897120152011-04-05T18:32:09.264-04:002011-04-05T18:32:09.264-04:00This was a well written book with a twist at the e...This was a well written book with a twist at the end that I should have been expecting, but I didn't. <br /><br />I appreciated the author's note in the back. This really helps support the history in the story. I think kids today may question the way life was lived in the past. It is quite different today.The Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766271135034833569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368328233976416591.post-53641080701159809372011-04-05T16:23:56.775-04:002011-04-05T16:23:56.775-04:00Here is a link to a brief video on Key West and th...Here is a link to a brief video on Key West and the Great Depression: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdiTzDMN6Eo . It talks about how Key West became a tourist and vacation spot in 1934 due to the Depression and the fall of two of their major industries (sponges and cigars). I feel the book ended happily with Turtle and her Mother staying in Key West with her family.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980645718118264011noreply@blogger.com