On the Hawaiian island of Molokai, life goes on for the three young Ogata children after the death of their mother and subsequent emotional withdrawal of their grief and guilt-stricken “Poppy.” The eldest at 13, Ivah is now responsible for the safety and well-being of tiny Maisie, vulnerable and mute since their mother’s passing; and for Blu, her uncontainable brother whose desperate need for love has made him vulnerable to the most insidious of relationships.
- ISBN: 9780380731398
- Author: Yamanaka, Lois-Ann
- Published: 1998 , Harper Perennial
- Themes: Family, Hawaiian, Love
- Descriptors: Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction
- No. of pages: 272