Sharks in the time of saviors
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New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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Book
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First edition.
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9780374272081, 0374272085, 9780374272081 : HRD, 0374272085 : HRD
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376 pages ; 22 cm
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Burleson Public Library - Fiction
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Published
New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374272081, 0374272085, 9780374272081 : HRD, 0374272085 : HRD

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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. (2020). Sharks in the time of saviors (First edition.). MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Washburn, Kawai Strong, 1980-. 2020. 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, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Washburn, Kawai Strong. Sharks in the Time of Saviors First edition., MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

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