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Emily May I was hesitant to buy Full of Beansthis release based on some of the reviews but finally decided to pull the trigger. This book seemed like the only official publication that was going to give me that so I finally bought it.

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Processing Please Don't Refresh the Page. Full of Beans Unabridged Audiobook. Play Sample. Remove From Cart. Give as a Gift Send this book as a Gift! Book Rating 2. Written By: Jennifer L. Date: August Duration: 3 hours 36 minutes. Similar Titles. Jennifer Holm yet again enchants us with humor, heart and historical mastery. I too wanted to know more about Beans and this book does not disappoint.

Such fascinating facts about the new dealers, bermuda shorts and illnesses in Key West. Such great characters and one-liners. So happy that Beans is still not impressed by that writer fellow! Jul 31, BunTheDestroyer rated it it was amazing. So cute! So funny! Then i had to read Turtle In Paradise. Beans and his gang live in Key West during the Great Depression.

He's learned that adults lie. His unemployed father is often gone seeking work, and his mother takes in laundry to help make ends meet. Beans often works for "Winky" who always cheats him. The town's buildings are in need of facelifts, and the economy is so poor, garbage service is no longer available. There's just a bad-smelling garbage dump.

One day a man saying he's working for the president rolls into town. He plans to turn Key West into a tourist destination. I'll leave the rest of the story for you to find out. It's a great piece of historical fiction for young readers. They'll enjoy the gang and their marble-playing and perhaps learn a little about the Great Depression and the Works Progress Administration in the process. I listened to the audiobook read by Kirby Heyborne and found it a perfect way to enjoy the book.

Nov 08, Kathy Bermudaonion rated it it was amazing. He and his family live in Key West during the Depression and times are tough. The town is going broke and the city is cutting back on services. I thought this middle grade historical fiction book was terrific! I loved the characters and learned as I was entertained.

Feb 02, Ms. B rated it really liked it Shelves: childrens , historical-fiction , , o-dell. Companion novel to Turtle in Paradise. This story about Beans and his money making schemes in depression era Key West, Florida had me laughing out loud more times than I could count on one hand or two. Even though, it's geared towards kids; anyone who fondly remembers The Little Rascals Companion novel to Turtle in Paradise. Even though, it's geared towards kids; anyone who fondly remembers The Little Rascals Holm, Random House, August , p.

The radio was turned up loud. Cuban music started playing, and someone brought out snacks. It was an impromptu celebration, and I was the guest of honor. Winky pushed his way through the crowd and slapped me on the back. I walked behind the firehouse. And threw up. But there is an equally sobering side to the tale. Beans is contemptuous of the frequency with which adults lie to kids.

But when he has an opportunity to make a lot of easy money, he too is deceitful, ignoring right and wrong in favor of grabbing for the almighty buck. The story begins with Winky having offered Beans a way to earn money by collecting empty cans. Beans then falls into a well-paying but unethical job, as an accomplice to a local bootlegger.

To his credit, Beans is horrified by his own short-sightedness and, throughout the remainder of the story, he successfully seeks ways to make amends. The sprucing up of Key West--which really happened--underlies this story. I believe it is. Aug 31, Beth rated it it was amazing Shelves: beth-s-faves , 4th-grade , kids-books-every-adult-should-read.

I had no idea what this book was about when I started it, and sometimes that is the best way to read a book. This book was a joy to read. I learned stuff that I didn't know The characters are totally characters!

The whole Nana Philly thing is a hoot! I think kids and adults alike are going to fall in love with this book. Dec 16, Michele Knott rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-in , historical-fiction , middle-grade.

Loved the details of the setting. Loved each and every character. Loved the ending. Dec 16, Niki Daydream Reader rated it it was amazing Shelves: humor , history , historical-fictions , , nerdy-award-contender , the-great-depression , new-deal.

Turtle in Paradise is my favorite book by Jenni Holm! A very enjoyable book! My favorite book of Such a wonderful joy to read. Beans stole my heart. And Jenni's storytelling, just wow! Sep 16, Claudia Silk rated it really liked it. A truly delightful children's book that was so enlightening!

Little rascals meets historical fiction about the new deal and key west. Nov 11, Eva B. Not as good as Turtle In Paradise, but still quite good! Beans Curry may only be 10 but he's wise to the way of the world. Beans knows grown-ups lie. They lie to kids by telling them everything is OK even though any kid in Key West in knows times are tough. Beans is a conch- born and bred in Key West and he has the tough street smarts to prove it.

Since his dad is out of work and his mom takes in laundry, there's little money for extras like movies. Beans longs to be a Hollywood star like that Shirley Temple kid. Beans and his pals have a surefir Beans Curry may only be 10 but he's wise to the way of the world. Beans and his pals have a surefire plan for making money any way they can.

Beans isn't afraid to do dirty work. Then some stranger from Washington DC comes to town in his underwear he calls them Bermuda shorts comes to town to try to turn Key West into a tourist destination and Beans is positive this man is crazy and lying. Will things ever look up? Beans has a surefire plan to help his mom and save a little for the pictures but it involves lying. Can he act grown-up enough to lie to everyone about what he's doing? I wasn't as charmed by Beans as I was by Turtle.

The local color is really interesting and I especially loved the underwear joke and the pop culture references. The humor is cute but the story fell flat for me.

It's a prequel to Turtle in Paradise and moves very slowly towards the beginning of Turtle. I kept waiting for more plot in the beginning. I was uncomfortable with the job Beans has to do and how he lies to his mom.

What he does is illegal and he kind of knows it too. He does it for the good of his family which is sweet and kind but it's not a good job.

The men from Washington complicate the plot unnecessarily until it comes together at the end. My favorite part of the story involves the adventures of The Diaper Gang. I also loved them in Turtle. When I read Turtle I loved the quirky kids and the aptly named Turtle.

In this book I wasn't as enamored with the characters since the ones I liked best weren't even in this book much. I didn't like Beans all that much. He's a tough kid and kind of hard to like. He bullies an awkward boy who wants to be part of the gang and then uses the kid to get what he wants. I find that sort of thing incredibly mean. He's also mean to his little brother but that I understand! Kermit is rather whiny and annoying. On the positive side, he loves his family and wants to help out.

However, part of his motivation to help is the fact is father has gone to New Jersey to look for work and Beans doesn't want to move. I felt really sorry for Too Bad because he was awkward and ostracized by other kids. In one instance he does deserve their anger but none of them really want to be friends with this kid. Dot is a bratty girl but she shows some depth of character when Beans really needs a friend, which is more than I can say for his gang.

The adults run the gambit from sympathetic to horrible. Curry is trying to do her best to put food on the table and keep her family together. She has a hard task and my heart broke for her at one point even though I knew exactly what was going to happen. Nana Philly is a nasty, cranky old lady- the type boys usually label a witch.

Winky is the liangist liar who lied. He makes Beans do literal dirty work and then screws the kid over. Kids take things adults say literally and it's not good to lie to them.

Johnnycake isn't much better. He uses Beans for his own ends. The one adult I really liked was a surprise character. I never expected the "haint" plot to turn out like that. I also liked the artist because even though he depicted Key West as it would become, he never lies to Beans.

Stone is awful and cranky. He barges into the community unannounced imposing a new way of life on the people who have lived a certain way forever. He doesn't bother to work with the community or help them really understand what is happening and why. Stone is pretty rude to the kids too. There's a cute cameo from Robert Frost and a joke throwing shade at Ernest Hemingway. This book includes an extensive author's note including photos in the print edition and an anecdote from the author's own family and other primary sources.

There's also a list of Beans' favorite kid actors, PorkChop's best sayings and official rules of the Diaper Gang. I did not enjoy the narrator. I think he's great as Moose but with this book he doesn't do enough voices and his reading is pretty flat. I'd like to hear this read with a conch accent. I'm sure there is one. I imagine Beans having a country folksy way of talking. At least this book needs a reader with more animation in his voice. The author herself reads her historical note.

That was fun to hear what she sounds like. I would recommend this book to tween boys who may find it funny and learn a little something. Mar 30, Samantha Martinez added it Shelves: historical-fiction. Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, is a captivating novel about a young boy named Beans who is trying to get by during The Great Depression in Key West.

I really enjoy reading historical fiction novels and I without a doubt enjoyed reading this historical fiction novel as well.