Something is troubling Zader Westin, and it goes beyond painting murals for the pavilion with Mr. Halpert, his new obsession with knives, and even the water allergy that means even a single drop burns like hot lava on his skin. Zader can't stop thinking about the incredibly vivid dream he had in which Leia called him brother before jumping into the ocean and turning into a shark. Zader has a lot of questions, not least of which are why he's always hungry, restless at night, and feels a constant itch on the back of his neck. With his brother Jay at surf camp and Uncle Kahana strangely elusive, though, Zader is left alone to divine what's happening, including why someone--or something--is stalking him. This exciting middle-grade novel reveals a little-known side of Hawaii. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

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

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 268 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Makena 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.