Sharks in the time of saviors / Kawai Strong Washburn.
"A groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga; a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation"-- Provided by publisher.
In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods--a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities; further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame; while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. When supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawai'i--with tragic consequences--they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374272081
- ISBN: 0374272085
- Physical Description: 376 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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Subject: | Siblings > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Mythology > Fiction. Sharks > Fiction. Animal heroes > Fiction. Hawaii > Fiction. |
Genre: | Paranormal fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Dingman Township Library | F WAS (Text) | 30352101271221 | Fiction | Available | - |
Hawley Public Library | FIC WAS (Text) | 38428000805068 | Fiction | Available | - |
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