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Lei and the Fire Goddess

by Malia Maunakea

Hawaiian legends and a family curse

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Hawaiian legends and a family curse

Anna Leilani Kamaʻehu arrives in Hawaiʻi expecting a tourist’s vacation, not a confrontation with the legends she has long dismissed. After damaging a lehua blossom and offending Pele, she faces mythical creatures and a curse that puts her friends and family at risk. The adventure draws on Hawaiian moʻolelo, including Pele and the family’s sacred flowers and guardians, while tying Anna’s challenge to her connection with her Hawaiian roots. Folklore and fantasy drive the danger; Anna’s changing understanding of her family’s stories gives the quest its personal thread.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers ages 9–12 who enjoy fantasy adventures involving mythical creatures.
  • For readers interested in stories drawing on Hawaiian folklore and cultural roots.
  • For readers who enjoy a quest centered on family history and identity.

Themes

Hawaiian folklore and moʻoleloFamily history and guardianshipCultural roots and identityBelief and legend

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Book overview

Malia Maunakea's thrilling Hawaiian debut--now in paperback!

Curses aren't real.

At least, that's what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kamaʻehu thinks when she listens to her grandmother's folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. Anna's friends back home in Colorado don't believe in legends, either. They're more interested in science and sports--real, tangible things that stand in total contrast to Anna's family's embarrassing stories.

So when Anna goes back to Hawaiʻi to visit her Tūtū, she has no interest in becoming the heir to her family's history; she's set on having a touristy, fun vacation. But when Anna accidentally insults Pele the fire goddess by destroying her lehua blossom, a giant hawk swoops in and kidnaps her best friend, and she quickly learns just how real these moʻolelo are. In order to save her friends and family, Anna must now battle mythical creatures, team up with demigods and talking bats, and evade the traps Pele hurls her way.

For if Anna hopes to undo the curse, she will have to dig deep into her Hawaiian roots and learn to embrace all of who she is.
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