Sharks in the time of saviors
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Location | Format | Call Number | Status |
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Silverton Public School - FICTION | Book | F REALISTIC WAS | On Shelf |
West Custer County Library District - FICTION | Book | F WASHBURN | On Shelf |
South Routt Library District - Oak Creek - FICTION | Local Library Checkout Only | FIC WAS | On Shelf |
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Format
Local Library Checkout Only, Book
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Includes discussion questions
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Reading group guide
Description
In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods - a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities; further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame; while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. When supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawai'i - this time with tragic consequences - they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Washburn, K. S. (2021). Sharks in the time of saviors (First Picador paperback edition). MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Washburn, Kawai Strong, 1980-. 2021. Sharks in the Time of Saviors. MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Washburn, Kawai Strong, 1980-. Sharks in the Time of Saviors MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Washburn, Kawai Strong. Sharks in the Time of Saviors First Picador paperback edition, MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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