The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is awarded annually to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults.
A return to the world of the Newbery Honor-winning Turtle in Paradise finds Turtle's cousin, Beans, confronted by the unexpected consequences of a large-scale plan he implements in his Depression-era community in response to high unemployment and his negative perceptions about grownups. Call Number: J HOLM