Full of Beans

Grown-ups lie. That’s one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means “locals”) in all of Key West. Not that Beans really minds; it’s 1934, the middle of the Great Depression. With no jobs on the island, and no money anywhere, who can really blame the grown-ups for telling a few tales? Besides, Beans isn’t anyone’s fool. In fact, he has plans. Big plans. And the consequences might surprise even Beans himself. "A with a message." — "[Holm] captures this colorful slice of Depression history with her usual vivacious wit. . . . ." — , Starred "A novel [Beans] loves to see."— Starred “Inspired by actual events, . . . . Interesting family and small-town dynamics further enrich this in Florida’s ‘Recovery Key.’” — , Starred " tarred historical fiction." —