Blu's Hanging

Author/Contributor(s):	Yamanaka, Lois-Ann
Publisher:	Kaya Press
Date:	06/10/2025
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"In the wake of their mother's death, the three Ogata children grow up fast. As their Poppy withdraws into work and a grief-stricken stupor, eldest daughter Ivah is the only one left to take care of her siblings: Maisie, her timid sister who hasn't said a word since their loss; and Blu, her reckless brother whose childhood romance risks exposing him to new dangers. Ivah is the only one able to hold the Ogatas together, but must decide whether the future she wants for herself is on Moloka'i or beyond its shores. Through the rich, multivocal pidgin of Hawai'i, Lois-Ann Yamanaka offers an unvarnished look at a life where music, poverty, and love share the same home. Originally published in 1997 and now back in print, Blu's Hanging shines with humor and expressiveness even as it shows the brutality of an adolescence haunted by loss"--