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One Boy, No Water: Book One


Niuhi Shark Saga

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No. of pages 268

Published: 2014

Great for age 5-12 years

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When old Uncle Kahana and his dog find a newborn with a curious birthmark abandoned on a reef in Hawaii, he soon discovers just how special the child is: the boy is completely allergic to water. His allergies make it impossible for him to eat raw seafood or rare meat--a travesty for an islander. Kahana is able to convince his niece and her family to adopt the boy, whom they name Alexander, or Zader for short. Zader seems like a typical 11-year-old boy facing the usual challenges: fitting in with his peers, getting into a good prep school, and getting along with his surfing-crazed brother. In reality, however, he is the descendant of an age-old predator from the sea. As he matures and learns how to work around his mysterious allergies, Zader's life begins to turn upside down, and he will not only have to come to terms with who he is, but what he is.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Niuhi Shark Saga .

There are 268 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Jolly Fish Press .

Lehua Parker is an advocate of Hawaiian culture and literature; her writings often feature her island heritage and Hawaiian Pidgin. She is the author of the Niuhi Shark Saga series, and is a former school teacher and SCUBA instructor. She lives in Utah. Corey Egbert is an illustrator. He lives in Buena Vista, Virginia. Lehua Parker is an advocate of Hawaiian culture and literature; her writings often feature her island heritage and Hawaiian Pidgin. She is the author of the Niuhi Shark Saga series, and is a former school teacher and SCUBA instructor. She lives in Utah.

 

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Niuhi Shark Saga

". . . One Boy, No Water is a colorful island tale and a modern take on various aspects of Hawaiian legend. . . . Lehua Parker has written a lovely book for an age group often ignored." -- Hawaii Reads

 

"Lehua Parker hits one out of the park with One Boy, No Water . . . She absorbs the reader in the story to the extent they forget it is a children's book. [Her] debut novel dangles the bait, sets the hook, reels us in." --Penny Freeman, editor-in-chief, Xychler Publishing

 

"[ One Boy, No Water] is entirely about finding a place in life, developing talents and conquering fears . . . [It] truly shows exactly what it sounds like to live in Hawaii." --Ashlynn Green, Deseret News

 

"A colorful island tale and a modern take on various aspects of Hawaiian legend. . . . Lehua Parker has written a lovely book for an age group often ignored." -- Hawaii Reads on One Boy, No Water

 

"Entirely about finding a place in life, developing talents and conquering fears. . . . [It] truly shows exactly what it sounds like to live in Hawaii." --Ashlynn Green, Deseret News

 

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