Lei and the Fire Goddess
Author: Maunakea, Malia
ISBN: 9780593752500
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Aug 2024
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Malia MaunakeaP#39;s thrilling Hawaiian debutP#8212;now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Malia MaunakeaP#39;s thrilling Hawaiian debutP#8212;now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Curses arenP#39;t real.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;At least, thatP#39;s what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani KamaP#699;ehu thinks when she listens to her grandmotherP#39;s folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. AnnaP#39;s friends back home in Colorado donP#39;t believe in legends, either. TheyP#39;re more interested in science and sportsP#8212;real, tangible things that stand in total contrast to AnnaP#8217;s familyP#8217;s embarrassing stories.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So when Anna goes back to HawaiP#699;i to visit her TP#363;tP#363;, she has no interest in becoming the heir to her familyP#8217;s history; sheP#8217;s set on having a touristy, fun vacation. But when Anna accidentally insults Pele the fire goddess by destroying her lehua blossom, a giant hawk swoops in and kidnaps her best friend, and she quickly learns just how real these moP#699;olelo are. In order to save her friends and family, Anna must now battle mythical creatures, team up with demigods and talking bats, and evade the traps Pele hurls her way.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For if Anna hopes to undo the curse, she will have to dig deep into her Hawaiian roots and learn to embrace all of who she is.
ISBN: 9780593752500
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Aug 2024
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Malia MaunakeaP#39;s thrilling Hawaiian debutP#8212;now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Malia MaunakeaP#39;s thrilling Hawaiian debutP#8212;now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Curses arenP#39;t real.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;At least, thatP#39;s what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani KamaP#699;ehu thinks when she listens to her grandmotherP#39;s folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. AnnaP#39;s friends back home in Colorado donP#39;t believe in legends, either. TheyP#39;re more interested in science and sportsP#8212;real, tangible things that stand in total contrast to AnnaP#8217;s familyP#8217;s embarrassing stories.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So when Anna goes back to HawaiP#699;i to visit her TP#363;tP#363;, she has no interest in becoming the heir to her familyP#8217;s history; sheP#8217;s set on having a touristy, fun vacation. But when Anna accidentally insults Pele the fire goddess by destroying her lehua blossom, a giant hawk swoops in and kidnaps her best friend, and she quickly learns just how real these moP#699;olelo are. In order to save her friends and family, Anna must now battle mythical creatures, team up with demigods and talking bats, and evade the traps Pele hurls her way.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For if Anna hopes to undo the curse, she will have to dig deep into her Hawaiian roots and learn to embrace all of who she is.
