{"product_id":"blue-skin-of-the-sea","title":"Blue Skin of the Sea by Graham Salisbury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleven 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mainContent___KncIm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"title-references-tabpanel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"title-references-tab-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root css-old1by\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003eGraham Salisbury, born in Philadelphia, grew up in Kailua, Oahu and later attended HPA (Hawaii Preparatory Academy) in Kamuela on the Big Island. He is the author of several novels, among them the award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Deep, Blue Skin of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Blood-Red Sun\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuitable for ages 12 and up. Paperback, 224 pages. Penguin Random House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"biblioTwoItemContainer___QeMy0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e6.8 in H | 4.3 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.3 lb Wt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33967526346884,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780440219057_f6713.jpg?v=1775772822","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-skin-of-the-sea","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}