Blue Skin of the Sea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440219057)

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?

Author: Graham Salisbury
ISBN-10: 0440219051
ISBN-13: 9780440219057
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1994
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.84h x 4.14w x 0.63d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7031 / Blue Skin of the Sea

Award: Oregon Book Awards - Winner