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Moloka'i

(2003)
(The first book in the Moloka'i series)
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Rachel Kalama is part of a big, loving Hawaiian family and dreams of seeing far-off lands. But at the age of seven, Rachel's dreams are shattered by the discovery that she has leprosy. Forcibly removed from her family, she is sent to Kalaupapa, the isolated leprosy settlement on Milika'i.

Genre: Historical

Praise for this book

"A moving story - a vivid picture of Hawaii before it became the Touristland it is today." - Larry McMurtry

"A haunting story of tragedy in a Pacific paradise." - Robert Morgan


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