Lei and the Invisible Island (Lei and the Legends #2)

by Malia Maunakea (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

An exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess features a mysterious, invisible island, dangerous spirits, and a newcomer who does not need Lei's help...or does she?

It turns out that curses are real. After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the fire goddess's traps and successfully preventing lava from destroying her tūtū's house, all Lei wants to do is take a nap. The only problem? Kaipo's ʻaumakua pendant is missing, and without it, he will soon rot . . . emotionally and physically.

So Lei, Kaipo, the shapeshifting bat Ilikea, and newcomer Kaukahi--a fiercely independent fashionista--set off on a journey to an invisible island where they hope to find Kaipo's pendant. To get there, they'll have to jump off the edge of their world, contend with sharks, and cross an ocean. And when they arrive? The crew realizes that the missing pendant is the least of their problems. For there are evil spirits gathering, and they're out for blood.

In this exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess, Malia Maunakea crafts a tale about friendship, family, culture, and what it means to forgive each other and yourself.

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Diving even deeper into Native Hawaiian culture and language than the previous title, this book celebrates family, mythology, traditions, and connections to the Earth and its creatures.

Malia Maunakea
Malia Maunakea (she/her/hers) is a part-Hawaiian writer who grew up in the rainforest on the Big Island before moving to a valley on Oʻahu in seventh grade. She relocated to the continent for college, and when she isn't writing can be found roaming the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband, their two children, and a rescue mutt named Peggy. You can find Malia online at maliamaunakea.com and @MaliaMaunakea on Twitter.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593522059
Lexile Measure
780
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
June 04, 2024
Series
Lei and the Legends
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
Library of Congress categories
Lost and found possessions
Lost articles
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Fantasy
Fantasy fiction
Action and adventure fiction
Novels
Hawaiian mythology
Hawaiians

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