Sharks in the Time of Saviors : A Novel Ages 8 and up This first cultural biography of

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Sharks in the Time of Saviors : A Novel Ages 8 and up This first cultural biography ofA groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga; a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation. In 1995 Kailua Kona, Hawaii, seven year old Nainoa Flores falls overboard into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears the worst. But Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story the stuff of legends. Kawai Strong Washburns debut,