Blue Skin of the Sea

Graham Salisbury

Dec 2008 · Sold by Laurel Leaf

3.7

3 reviews

Ebook

224

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

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?

Ratings and reviews

3.7

3 reviews

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December 12, 2011

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Wizemo Boo

March 13, 2015

Best book I've ever read

Gabby Labbe

October 21, 2014

Super boring

About the author

Graham Salisbury is the author of several novels, among them the award-winning Lord of the Deep, Blue Skin of the Sea, and Under the Blood-Red Sun.

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