Malia Maunakea

Apr 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Malia Maunakea |Jeff Kinney |Katherine Applegate |Patricia Castelao

Lei and her companions travel to an invisible island from Hawaiian legend to find her best friend’s stolen pendant in this thrilling sequel. Biracial (Hawaiian and Polish) Lei, who now goes by her Hawaiian name, wants a good rest after rescuing bestie Kaipo, who’s also her ʻaumakua (or ancestral guardian) from fire goddess Pele. Unfortunately, Kaipo is missing his protective pendant, and without it, he’ll become a troublemaker and then a kuewa, or wandering spirit.

Jun 23, 2023 | bluewillowbookshop.com | Julia Sarcone-Roach |Todd Parr |Malia Maunakea |Claire Daverley

Submitted by Blue Willow Content on Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:35am Could it get any hotter? (Don't answer that.) There's only one thing to do in weather like this: Pay us a visit and head home with a pile of books to read. Happily, it's a great time of the year for new releases. We've got a fresh batch of sweet picture books, adventurous middle grade, beach reads, mysteries, literary masterpieces, memoirs, and more waiting for you on our shelves.

Jun 15, 2023 | northernvirginiamag.com | Troy Cummings |Doug Salati |Malia Maunakea |Katherine Applegate

Books open up a magical opportunity for kids during the summer. We asked NoVA librarians and booksellers for their recommendations. 8 and Under  Hot Dog by Doug Salati “The sensations of summer leap off the page in this award-winning book. No words are needed to convey the little dog’s exhaustion as he is dragged through the sizzling city until collapsing and refusing to budge — a move kids will immediately recognize.

Jun 6, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Malia Maunakea |Katherine Applegate |Dav Pilkey

by Malia Maunakea ‧ Anna comes face to face with the Hawaiian legends she doesn’t want to believe are real. Ever since her family moved to Colorado seven years ago, 12-year-old Anna Leilani Kamaʻehu has been spending summers with her tūtū, or grandmother, learning the family’s moʻolelo. Usually she enjoys these stories that connect her to her Native heritage.

Jun 3, 2023 | dashophnl.com | Malia Maunakea

RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2023Author: Malia Maunakea | Hardcover“Lei and the Fire Goddess blends preteen angst and beloved Hawaiian moʻolelo in a way that hasn’t been done before.” —Auliʻi Cravalho, actress and voice of Disney’s Princess MoanaAt 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.