Lei and the Invisible Island (hc)
Author: Malia Maunakea | Hardcover | Pub date: June 4, 2024
An exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess features a mysterious, invisible island, dangerous spirits, and a newcomer who does not need Leiâs help . . . or does she?
After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the Fire Goddessâs traps, and successfully preventing lava from destroying her TĆ«tĆ«âs house, all Lei wants to do is take a nap. The only problem? Kaipoâs Ê»aumakua pendant is missing, and without it, he will soon disintegrate . . . emotionally and physically.Â
So Lei, Kaipo, her favorite talking bat, Ilikea, and newcomer Kaukahiâa fiercely independent fashionistaâset off on a journey to an invisible island where they hope to find Kaipoâs pendant. To get there, theyâll have to contend with sharks, jump over a rainbow, and literally float on clouds. And when they arrive? The crew realizes that the missing pendant is the least of their problems. For there are evil spirits on this island, and theyâre out for blood.
In this exciting follow-up to LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS, Malia Maunakea crafts a tale about friendship, family, culture, and what it means to forgive each other, and yourself.
About Malia Maunakea is a part-Hawaiian writer who grew up in the rainforest on the Big Island before moving to a valley on Oâahu in seventh grade. She relocated to the continent for college, and when she isnât writing can be found roaming the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband, their two children, and a rescue mutt named Peggy. Maliaâs debut middle-grade novel Lei and the Fire Goddess (2023) is an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and a Common Sense Media Selection.
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Author: Malia Maunakea | Hardcover | Pub date: June 4, 2024
An exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess features a mysterious, invisible island, dangerous spirits, and a newcomer who does not need Leiâs help . . . or does she?
After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the Fire Goddessâs traps, and successfully preventing lava from destroying her TĆ«tĆ«âs house, all Lei wants to do is take a nap. The only problem? Kaipoâs Ê»aumakua pendant is missing, and without it, he will soon disintegrate . . . emotionally and physically.Â
So Lei, Kaipo, her favorite talking bat, Ilikea, and newcomer Kaukahiâa fiercely independent fashionistaâset off on a journey to an invisible island where they hope to find Kaipoâs pendant. To get there, theyâll have to contend with sharks, jump over a rainbow, and literally float on clouds. And when they arrive? The crew realizes that the missing pendant is the least of their problems. For there are evil spirits on this island, and theyâre out for blood.
In this exciting follow-up to LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS, Malia Maunakea crafts a tale about friendship, family, culture, and what it means to forgive each other, and yourself.
About Malia Maunakea is a part-Hawaiian writer who grew up in the rainforest on the Big Island before moving to a valley on Oâahu in seventh grade. She relocated to the continent for college, and when she isnât writing can be found roaming the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband, their two children, and a rescue mutt named Peggy. Maliaâs debut middle-grade novel Lei and the Fire Goddess (2023) is an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and a Common Sense Media Selection.
