Nanea The Spirit of Aloha, Kirby Larson
Nanea The Spirit of Aloha, Kirby Larson
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Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha

Author: Kirby Larson

Narrator: Jennifer Aquino

Unabridged: 3 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Nanea’s story begins with the first book in her series.

Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she knows she’s old enough to do grown-up things. Before she can prove she’s ready for responsibility, the unthinkable happens. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor—the naval base where her father works—and America is at war! Now Nanea must cope with missing friends and family members, rumors of additional attacks, and lonely nighttime blackouts. As the war wears on, Nanea faces difficult chores and choices. With the spirit of aloha—love, understanding and compassion—Nanea helps others in ways she never imagined.

This audiobook includes a historical “Looking Back” section.

This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF containing a glossary of Hawaiian words heard throughout the story.

About The Author

Kirby Larson is the author of several novels, including the Newbery Honor book Hattie Big Sky, and Dash, winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. With her friend Mary Nethery, she has written two award-winning picture books. She lives in Kenmore, Washington, with her husband and Winston the wonder dog. In her free time, she hunts for beach glass and tidbits from history that she can turn into stories for young readers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raechel on November 28, 2017

Read this outloud with my younger sister (I mean, Kirby Larson wrote it, so I knew I'd be reading it), and though it took a while due to colds and whatnot, we finished it and enjoyed the story very much!......more

Goodreads review by RaspberryRoses on November 07, 2024

it is with a heavy heart that i report i did not like this book 3 Of course, I liked Nanea herself. There hasn't been an American Girl so far that I wasn't charmed by - I'm inclined to like kind-hearted and spunky girls in any kind of media, especially kid lit. But her books... I just don't think the......more

Goodreads review by Cecilia on January 26, 2024

Me, the whole book: [Nanea] there’s people that are dying 3⭐️......more

Goodreads review by Brittney on February 14, 2023

Read out loud for our upcoming trip to Hawaii. Just a step above, “Eh.”......more

Goodreads review by Alex on November 21, 2017

By the time Mattel rebranded the historical dolls from the American Girls collection, my Kiddo’s doll days were behind her, so I didn’t really pay attention to what was going on with any of these new dolls until I read that Molly, the WWII girl on the home front, was being retired. Molly was the fun......more