When fourteen-year-old Benita's wealthy family goes bankrupt as a result of the Depression, they go from their luxurious life in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to a primitive island, with the wild scheme of starting a coconut plantation.
year: 2004, 2006
call number/section: 1000
subjects: islands, ecuador, fiction, farm life, indians of south america, historical fiction, ecuador, history, 1895-1944, fiction, bildungsromans, coming of age, fiction, fiction
Editions
Haycak, Cara
Wendy Lamb Books (2004)
When fourteen-year-old Benita's wealthy family goes bankrupt as a result of the Depression, they go from their luxurious life in Guayaquil, Ecuador to a primitive island, with the wild scheme of starting a coconut plantation.
Schools: 3
Haycak, Cara
Laurel-Leaf (2006)
When fourteen-year-old Benita's wealthy family goes bankrupt as a result of the Depression, they go from their luxurious life in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to a primitive island, with the wild scheme of starting a coconut plantation.
Schools: 0