Full of Beans (Jennifer L. Holm)

Summary: 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 "locals") 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.  (from amazon.com)

Where can I find it?: Boston Public Library: Brighton, Codman Square, Copley, East Boston, Jamaica Plain, Lower Mills, Mattapan, North End, Parker Hill, Roxbury, and South End branches, or as an ebook at https://ocln.overdrive.com/ocln-visitor/content/search?query=Full+of+Beans

Tags: Florida--Key West; Depressions; Money-making projects for children; Gangs