{"product_id":"an-expanse-of-blue-9780063417953","title":"An Expanse of Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Poet X \u003c\/em\u003ewill fall for\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethis powerful, romantic debut novel-in-verse about a Native Hawaiian girl's fight to find belonging in a fracturing family, sharing a message of love with resounding emotional truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAouli Elizabeth Smith is adrift: unheard at home and an unbeliever at church, fighting her sister and losing her best friend. Overflowing with feeling, she pours her secrets and herself into her song journal when the world threatens to sweep her away. The one place she feels tied down to earth is at her Aunty Ehu's house. Those joyous Saturdays with her extended Native Hawaiian community living in Western Washington are precious to her. Under the maple trees, the fragments of her life fit together, if only for an afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, an unspeakable truth about her father shatters this one perfect corner of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Aouli's world constricts around what others wish she \u003cem\u003ecould \u003c\/em\u003ebe, language fails her. But when a new boy, Nalu, turns up with eyes that seem to pierce right into her soul, maybe it's love that can give her the words to set herself free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heartdrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.84w x 1.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063417953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdams, Kauakanilehua Mahoe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKAUAKANILEHUA MĀHOE ADAMS \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Kanaka Maoli\/Native Hawaiian, Asian, and white author and poet originally from Seattle, Washington. Today, Kaua lives in sunny southern California on a bird sanctuary with her partner, where she spends her time writing, reading, daydreaming, dancing hula, and bending to her dogs' every wish and whim. \u003cem\u003eAn Expanse of Blue \u003c\/em\u003eis her debut novel.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48351829065885,"sku":"9780063417953","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_49bc9fa2-5c8a-40b9-874c-f0a9d18e548e.jpg?v=1779982079","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/an-expanse-of-blue-9780063417953","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}