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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain...
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 28
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami.
Author
Series
Islands at the end of the world volume 2
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
As sixteen-year-old Leilani and her family learn to live without electronics, farming the land as her ancestors did, she finds strength in her relatives, her strange connection to the Emerald Orchid--a being whose presence caused global devastation--and her friendship with Aukina but suffers regret over what she had to do to survive.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Nine-year-old Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to "dip her paddle in" and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for more responsibility, the unthinkable happens: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the naval base where her father works, and America is at war! With friends and family missing, and rumors of more attacks to come, Nanea worries...
Author
Publisher
Amererican Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The puka shells jingle in my hand. I don't want to lose them, so I slide the necklace over my head. But as I pull my hair out from under the string of shells, the ground drops from beneath my feet. I feel the whoosh of an ocean breeze, and then a pink mist covers my eyes . . . What if you suddenly found yourself in Nanea's hometown of Honolulu during World War Two? Together, you and Nanea could send secret messages for the war effort or work in a...
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Nanea Mitchell had hoped that going back to school would make life seem normal again. But everything has changed since the war started, including Miss Smith's wonderful classroom. Nanea' dear friend Donna is gone, and now there's a new girl who seems to be getting all of Miss Smith's attention. There are also worries at home as Nanea' big brother talks about joining the Army. Nanea can't bear the thought of him leaving. In the swirl of changes, Nanea...
7) Max
Author
Series
Maximum ride volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When millions of fish start dying off the coast of Hawaii and something is destroying hundreds of ships, the government enlists the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--to help get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.
8) Aloha-ha-ha!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Excitable Junie B. Jones manages to find trouble both before and during a trip to Hawaii and records each incident in a photo journal given to her by her teacher.
10) Summer of Sloane
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre spends a summer in Hawaii as she deals with being betrayed by both her boyfriend and her best friend, and she and her twin brother, Penn, begin new, complicated, romances.
11) Pop girl
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Aspiring singer Storm Hall is devastated when she has to miss a national competition to go on a family vacation in Hawaii, but when she meets a Hawaiian band that needs a singer, she starts to think vacation might not be so bad after all.
Author
Publisher
Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In journal entries alternating between two timelines--before and after a tragic accident--Jennie Englund's heartfelt coming-of-age story, Taylor Before and After follows the year that changes one girl's life forever."--Amazon.
13) North shore
Author
Series
American horse tales volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Starley is a young girl living in Hawaii who dreams of the being the best rodeo rider in the state. With the encouragement of her friends and the devotion of her talented chestnut mare, Sunshine, she just might have what it takes to win"--
Author
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Harper Proulx and her newfound sibling travel to Hawaii to track down their sperm donor father, the man she discovers--a deep-sea diver obsessed with solving the mystery of a shipwreck--forces Harper to face some even bigger questions.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew clue book volume 14
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii with friends George and Bess, elementary school student Nancy Drew searches for clues in the case of the missing camera.
17) Good job, Kanani
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Kanani is having a great time raising money to protect the Hawaiian monk seal by selling shaved ice at the beach; although she doesn't want to admit it, she thinks surfing is a little scary and decides to tell Celina to find another surfing buddy.
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Claire sees lava, sandy beaches, and undersea coral reefs on her island of Hawai'i. Yet she dreams of snow falling from the sky, snowflakes melting on her tongue, and most of all, building a snowman. See how Claire's dreams become 'real' as she learns to appreciate the island she call home."--Provided by publisher
19) Punky Aloha
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Punky loves to do a lot of things--except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough. So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother's magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time"--
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Nanea meets a boy named Mano at her grandparents' market and, when things start to go missing from the market, she suspects he's the thief. Mano doesn't help his case by bragging about getting away with breaking some of the island's rules.
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