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Lehua Parker

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LEHUA PARKER is the award-winning author of the MG/YA Pacific literature magic realism series, The Niuhi Shark Saga: One Boy, No Water; One Shark, No Swim; and One Truth, No Lie.

Originally from Hawaii and a graduate of The Kamehameha Schools, Lehua is an author, book doctor, public speaker, and business consultant. Trained in literary criticism and an advocate of indigenous cultural narratives, Lehua is a frequent speaker at conferences and symposiums.

Now living in exile on the mainland with her husband, two children, and assorted dogs, cats, horses, and chickens, during snowy winters she dreams about the beach.

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Pua’s Kiss: A New Niuhi Shark Saga Novella

It’s finally ready for pre-order! Pua’s Kiss tells a significant part of the backstory to the Niuhi Shark Saga. In it you’ll learn why Justin came to Hawaii, how Pua and Justin met, hooked up, and how all of the events in One Boy, No Water; One Shark, No Swim; and One Truth, No Lie; came to pass–and who was really pulling all the strings.

This was a tough book to write. The characters fought me...

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Average rating: 4.32 · 310 ratings · 104 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Boy, No Water (The Niuhi Shark Saga #1) 4.33 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Shark, No Swim (The Niuhi Shark Saga #2) 4.62 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birth: Zader's Story (Lauele Town Stories #1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Truth, No Lie (The Niuhi Shark Saga #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tourists it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	True Heroes: A Treasury of Modern-day Fairy Tales Written by Best-Selling Authors by Jonathan Diaz (Photographs), Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractured Slipper (Fairy Tale Ink Book 2) by Adrienne Monson (Goodreads Author), Angela Corbett (Goodreads Author) , Lehua Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractured Beauty ( The Fairy Tale Five, #1) by Adrienne Monson (Goodreads Author), Lehua Parker (Goodreads Author) , Angela Corbett (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets and Doors: Stories by The Secret Door Society by Callie Stoker (Editor), Adrienne Monson (Goodreads Author) , Michael Darling (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kino and the King by Jen Angeli is a middle grade adventure quest set in Hawaii. Cutting to the chase, we need more stories like this one where island kids see themselves as the heroes and Hawaiian culture as something both amazing and ordinary, rath ...more
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Lehua Parker rated a book it was amazing Copper Reign (Heartstone Collection, #1) by Angela Hartley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It’s gonna be a tough day when you discover Satan’s been searching your whole life for you so you can bear his child. It gets even rougher when bad feels soooo good. On the surface, Copper Reign, the New Adult novel by Angela Hartley, is a love story a ...more
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Lehua Parker entered a giveaway Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales by Terry Pratchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Teri Harman’s Black Moon, book two of the Moonlight Trilogy, continues the story of Willa and Simon, young adults taking those first steps into a grown-up world of magic, witches, soul mates, trials, and too many talents. It’s a fast-paced and engros ...more
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