Turtle in Paradise
This book is a GEM. Set in Key West in the 1930s, Turtle tries to join The Diaper Gang-- a group of boys that get paid in candy to babysit babies in their neighborhood. There is so much to talk about in subtle ways with our girls from this book: the value in boy/girl friendships (proven to reduce risk of rape-- simply by encouraging boy/girl friendships), why boys/girls self-segregate, does gender matter in terms of being good at something, what does family mean, how do you know when to trust someone, is money worth more than people? We had some great discussions with this one.