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1) Moloka'i
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
389 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, is part of a big, loving Hawaiian family, and dreams of seeing the far-off lands that her father, a merchant seaman, often visits. But at the age of seven, Rachel and her dreams are shattered by the discovery that she has leprosy. Forcibly removed from her family, she is sent to Kalaupapa, the isolated leper colony on the island of Moloka'i."--Amazon.com.
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Series
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English
Description
When Boston heiress Adrienne Ridgely strides into his Honolulu office, Surfing Detective Kai Cooke likes what he sees, but doubts what he hears. Adrienne's sister, environmental activist Sara Ridgely-Parke, plunged to her death from a mule on Moloka'i - the first fatal incident on the soaring cliffs above Kalaupapa's fabled leper colony. Murder, cries Adrienne, perpetrated by Sara's ex-husband, developer J. Gregory Parke. Cooke flies to Moloka'i,...
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English
Description
This story concerns a young man, Doug Malone, seventeen, who quits college, leaves home, and heads to Mexico to escape an alcoholic, abusive father. After an adventurous start, his perky '35 Plymouth perishes near the Mexican border. In addition, he finds himself out of money and decides to return to Oregon. While hitchhiking home, he survives a car accident at night in remote, snow-packed southern Oregon. There, he is kidnapped by two retroverts,...
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English
Description
For those who are trying to decide which of the Hawaiian Islands they would like to visit, Molokai might not be your first choice. When looking for places to stay and eat, the options are very limited. With only one hotel, you might not like the options. They do include privately owned condominium complexes and homes for rent throughout the island. If you are able to locate a place to stay on this island, you will be rewarded with some of the best...
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English
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Whether you want to hike in Maui's bamboo park, watch for whales, or walk on a black sand beach, the local Fodor's travel experts in Maui are here to help! Fodor's Maui guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.
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8) Fire prayer
Author
Series
Storm Kayama mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Evans always incorporates detailed research that adds depth and authenticity to her mysteries, and she beautifully conjures up the Micco County, FL, setting. This is a series that deserves more attention than it garners." -Library Journal STARRED review
Faye Longchamp is once again at Joyeuse, the family plantation in Florida she labors so lovingly to restore. She's happily doing archaeological work on a site once owned by her family. But her joy...
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English
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Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette eighteen times at the grotto of Massabielle. Bernadette was 14 years old at the time. When Bernadette was twenty-two years old, she entered the Sisters of Charity Religious Order in Nevers, France. She passed her remaining years in prayer and seclusion despite almost constant sickness and pain. To this day, Lourdes...
Author
Publisher
Jeffrey Garcia
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 25 x26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This magical tale chronicles the adventures of Kala, a young boy who learns to surf on the island of Molokai. Since his father's surfboard is way to big for him. Kala asks Santa Claus to bring him a special red surfboard for Christmas. How can Kala and his mule, Leap, save Christmas fro Hawaii as the storm of the century approaches?"--Amazon.com.
18) The colony
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
vi, 421 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy colony on Molokai and of the extraordinary people who struggled to survive under the most horrific circumstances. Tracked by bounty hunters and torn screaming from their families, the luckless were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and most of those who did were not contagious, yet all were caught in...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
217 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When teenaged Pia is sent to Hawaii's leprosy settlement on Molokai Island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and self-reliance as his means of survival, but the faithful example of other villagers and one remarkable priest threaten to destroy his desire for revenge.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Rani Patel, almost seventeen and living on remote Moloka'i island, is oppressed by the cultural norms of her Gujarati immigrant parents. But when Mark, an older man, draws her into new experiences, red flags abound.
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