Turtle Time

Rainbow Kid #2

by Jeanne Betancourt

Aviva's new teacher runs the class like a military camp, her Mom's boyfriend moves in, and all the kids think she has a crush on Josh.

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 1985

About the author

When I was growing up I never thought of being an author. I was a terrible speller and didn't want to write any more than I had to. I wanted to be a tap dancer when I grew up. After a few years of teaching junior high and high school, I wrote my first novel. It was a surprise to discover that I liked making up stories and writing them down. I liked it so much that eventually I stopped teaching and became a fulltime writer.

Besides novels for children and young adults, I've also told stories by writing scripts for television and the movies.

I live on the top floor of a sixteen-story building near the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. From my apartment I have a view of Manhattan that includes the Empire State Building and the Plaza Hotel. In my free time I draw, paint, and read. I still love to dance.

Some people think that a writer's life is lonely. But when I'm writing a story I don't feel lonely because I am actively involved with lots of interesting people – the characters in my books. I love knowing that some day readers will get to know these characters, too. If you are one of my readers I hope you have as much enjoyment in reading my stories as I have writing them.

Reviews

[Erin]

This was the sequel to The Rainbow Kid, about a girl named Aviva who is shuffled back and forth from her divorced parents' homes. She's in seventh grade, going through puberty and a horrific accident takes away what she loves most. Book is very short and the problem is resolved more quickly than I imagine it would in real life.

[Shani]

Cute little MG book. Needs more turtle though.

(Also read this while holding my own tortoise.^__^)