Lei and the Invisible Island, Malia Maunakea
Lei and the Invisible Island, Malia Maunakea
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Lei and the Invisible Island

Author: Malia Maunakea

Narrator: Jennifer Robideau

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

An exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess features a mysterious, invisible island, dangerous spirits, and a newcomer who does not need Lei's help...or does she?

It turns out that curses are real.

After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the fire goddess’s traps and successfully preventing lava from destroying her tūtū’s house, all Lei wants to do is take a nap. The only problem? Kaipo’s ʻaumakua pendant is missing, and without it, he will soon rot . . . emotionally and physically.

So Lei, Kaipo, the shapeshifting bat Ilikea, and newcomer Kaukahi—a fiercely independent fashionista—set off on a journey to an invisible island where they hope to find Kaipo’s pendant. To get there, they’ll have to jump off the edge of their world, contend with sharks, and cross an ocean. And when they arrive? The crew realizes that the missing pendant is the least of their problems. For there are evil spirits gathering, and they’re out for blood.

In this exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess, Malia Maunakea crafts a tale about friendship, family, culture, and what it means to forgive each other and yourself.

About The Author

Malia Maunakea (she/her/hers) is a part-Hawaiian writer who grew up in the rainforest on the Big Island before moving to a valley on Oʻahu in seventh grade. She relocated to the continent for college, and when she isn’t writing can be found roaming the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband, their two children, and a rescue mutt named Peggy. You can find Malia online at maliamaunakea.com and @MaliaMaunakea on Twitter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brandy on July 13, 2024

Please, if there is a book diety out there, please let this not be the last in the series. I can't begin to tell you how much I love Lei, Kaipo, Ili, and Kaukahi. And Pele! I love all the characters and this beautiful world the author has created, filled with myths and heart and difficulties and joy......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 05, 2024

What worked: The main conflict involves Lei’s family’s aumakua, their ancestral guardian, as Kaipo may rot away after losing his pendant. Lei lives in Colorado so she’s still learning about her Hawaiian heritage during her visit to the islands. Kaipo is reluctant to help Lei find the invisible island......more

Goodreads review by Beth on August 16, 2024

I knew I would like this book because I loved the first in the series, Lei and the Fire Goddess, but I didn't know I'd love it even more than the first one. This book introduces delightful new characters and lets us get to know familiar characters in new ways. Lei delves even more deeply into her Ha......more

Goodreads review by Aron on July 21, 2024

Maunakea is back at it again as she inscribes more legendary, more harrowing adventures for her heroine Lei to traverse on her path to making things right with the Hawaiian Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits. Her protagonist must learn the hard way that friendship has to take priority over selfish desires......more

Goodreads review by Sara on July 09, 2024

The perfect series for your summer reading! Here is the next adventure for Lei and her friends. Lei has come to the conclusion that curses are real! After battling mythical creatures and angering Pele the fire goddess, Lei is back for her next adventure: to find her best friend’s pendant. Kaipo ‘aum......more


Quotes

Spotify Top Audiobook of the Year for Kids

"Equally as exciting as Lei and the Fire Goddess (2023), this fast-paced story is full of action and humor and enriched by Hawaiian cultural elements. Lei struggles with her friendships, identity, lingering guilt, self-forgiveness, mixed-up priorities, and selfishness. Diving even deeper into Native Hawaiian culture and language than the previous title, this book celebrates family, mythology, traditions, and connections to the Earth and its creatures. Another incredibly exhilarating adventure." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review