Turtle in Paradise Themes

They say you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family, and no one knows that better than Turtle in Turtle in Paradise. Sure her mom means well, but she's not exactly the best role mode...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might have been the one to say "I have a dream," but according to Archie in Turtle in Paradise, everyone's got dreams. In fact, that's how he weasels his way into people...

There's no shortage of disappointment in Turtle's life in Turtle in Paradise. When she lives with her mom, she's mocked and ridiculed by her mom's bosses' kids, and then when she moves down to Key...

We've never met anyone who hates Shirley Temple quite as much as Turtle in Turtle in Paradise. Come to think of it, we've never come across anyone who hates Shirley Temple at all. Turtle's aggressi...

Home is where the heart is, but where is your heart if you don't have a home? In Turtle in Paradise, Turtle dreams about having the perfect home, straight from a Sears catalog. We can't help but wo...

According to Pharrell, happiness is feeling like a room without a roof, but in Turtle in Paradise,Turtle's all about the roof over her head. We know money doesn't buy happiness, but in Turtle's min...

In typical young adult lit fashion, Turtle in Paradise talks about kids and what it means to be a kid. On the list? (1) Be really cruel and cold-hearted; (2) pull pranks on people; (3) act like an...

The saying goes like this: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. In Turtle in Paradise we've got a lot of characters who try really hard, even when times are tough. Actually, these charact...