Dimensions
147 x 217 x 19mm
"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 olocalso) 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. Praise: oAs a storyteller, Holm is superb.o: School Library Journal oHolm impressively wraps pathos with comedy.o: Booklist oAnyone interested in learning to write crowd-pleasing historical fiction for elementary school readers would be wise to study Holm's work.o: Publishers Weekly, starred review oSweet, funny and superb.o: Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"
