| Description |
12 books (389 pages : maps ; 25 cm.)+ 1 book discussion guide (in binder), in bag. |
| Note |
Please inquire at Adult Services Desk for specific location. |
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Book Discussion guide includes: "Tips and Tricks for Leading a Book Club" ; Questions ; Author Biography ; Reviews ; Read-alikes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 388). |
| Summary |
"Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Molokaʻi. Here her life is supposed to end - but instead she discovers it is only just beginning"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Women -- Hawaii -- Fiction.
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Leprosy -- Patients -- Fiction.
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Women -- Hawaii.
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Kalaupapa (Hawaii) -- Fiction. |
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Molokai (Hawaii) -- Fiction. |
| Local Subject |
BOOK CLUB IN A BAG
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| Genre |
Medical novels.
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Psychological fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780312304348 |
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9780312304355 |
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0312304358 |
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031230434X |
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