Book: Blue Skin Of The Sea: A Novel In Stories 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.
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?
Details of Book: Blue Skin Of The Sea: A Novel In Stories Book: Blue Skin Of The Sea: A Novel In Stories
Author: Graham Salisbury
ISBN: 0440219051
ISBN-13: 9780440219057
, 978-0440219057
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1994/06/01
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Number of Pages: 224
Language: English