Pork Chop, Jelly, Slow Poke.....what?

You'll find laughs and some pretty interesting nicknames in Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. The year is 1935; Turtle's mom has just taken a housekeeping job that doesn't allow children, so Turtle is packed off to live with relatives whom she's never met in Key West.  Life's quite a bit different in this rundown little town, from the scorpions that occasionally show up in shoes to the nicknames (her cousins are Buddy, Beans, and Kermit) to the Diaper Gang - boys who've taken the unlikely job of caring for the neighborhood babies in exchange for candy. Turtle's a clever and funny story teller, and she gives a great sense of what life was like in Florida during the time period.  When she and the Diaper Gang have the chance to follow a treasure map, you'll wish them all the best!