Blue Skin of the Sea

Graham Salisbury

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Winner:Oregon Book Awards -Young Readers (1993)

Eleven interlinked stories tell the tale of a boy coming of age in Kailua-Kona, a Hawaiian fishing village. Sonny Mendoza is a little different from the rest of the men in his family. Salisbury explores characters like Aunty Pearl, a full-blooded Hawaiian as regal as the queens of old; cool Jack, from L.A., who starts a gang and dares Sonny to be brave enough, cruel enough, to join; mysterious Melanie, who steals his heart; and Deeps, the shark hunter.

But the most memorable character is the sea itself: inviting, unpredictable, deadly. Mendoza men are brave men, but Sonny's courage is of a different kind. Why can't he love and trust the water as the men of his family are meant to do?

Book Details

Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
Publish Date: May 1st, 1994
Pages: 224
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 6.84in - 4.14in - 0.63in - 0.25lb
EAN: 9780440219057
Recommended age: 12-UP
Categories: • Coming of Age• Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

About the Author

Graham Salisbury is the author of several novels, among them the award-winning Lord of the Deep, Blue Skin of the Sea, and Under the Blood-Red Sun.