Blue Skin of the Sea
by Graham Salisbury | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0440219051 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0440219051 Global Overview for this book
This book is in a Controlled Release!
1 journaler for this copy...
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Short stories about growing up on the Big Island of Hawaii in the 1950s and 1960s: good stuff.
Short stories about Sonny Mendoza & his cousin Keo as they grow up. Set in Hawaii from 1953 to 1966.
From the author's website:
Eleven luminous stories follow Sonny Mendoza and his cousin, Keo, young men who grow up in a Hawaiian fishing village, a world of dazzling beauty, powerful family ties, and vivid characters: 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?
From the Friends of the Aina Haina Library. I didn't realize quite so many copies had already passed through my hands!
Other copies on my BookCrossing shelf:
Short stories about growing up on the Big Island of Hawaii in the 1950s and 1960s: good stuff.
Short stories about Sonny Mendoza & his cousin Keo as they grow up. Set in Hawaii from 1953 to 1966.
From the author's website:
Eleven luminous stories follow Sonny Mendoza and his cousin, Keo, young men who grow up in a Hawaiian fishing village, a world of dazzling beauty, powerful family ties, and vivid characters: 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?
From the Friends of the Aina Haina Library. I didn't realize quite so many copies had already passed through my hands!
Other copies on my BookCrossing shelf:
Friday, January 19, 2018: given away to another booksale attendee. :D
Released for zbird's Clean Start challenge.
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Released for zbird's Clean Start challenge.
I'm so glad you've found this book!
Please take a moment to make a journal entry and let this book's previous readers know that it's safe with you.
How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?
It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!
If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow the further adventures of your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.
(Think of it like Where's George for books: a little like geocaching or a treasure hunt - you can follow a registered book's journey every time someone makes a new entry. Some BookCrossers even leave books *in* geocaches!)
BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!
