Ho'onani: Hula Warrior
  • Published: 1 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780735264496
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

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An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaiʻi who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school.

An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaiʻi who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school.

Ho'onani feels in-between. She doesn't see herself as wahine (girl) OR kane (boy). She's happy to be in the middle. But not everyone sees it that way.

When Ho'onani finds out that there will be a school performance of a traditional kane hula chant, she wants to be part of it. But can a girl really lead the all-male troupe? Ho'onani has to try . . .

Based on a true story, Ho'onani: Hula Warrior is a celebration of Hawaiian culture and an empowering story of a girl who learns to lead and learns to accept who she really is--and in doing so, gains the respect of all those around her.

Ho'onani's story first appeared in the documentary A Place in the Middle by filmmakers Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson.
  • Published: 1 October 2019
  • ISBN: 9780735264496
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00
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Praise for Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

PRAISE FOR Mika Song:
Harry and Clare's Amazing Staycation:
"In simply drawn line-and-color illustrations, Song artfully blends ordinary household and playground details into adventuresome setting . . ." --Kirkus Reviews

"Mika Song's sweet pen-and-watercolor illustrations blend the everyday with the fantastical." --Shelf Awareness

Tea With Oliver:
"Charming and as sweet as a tea cake." (Picture book. 4-8) --Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

"The illustrations give the book a warm and inviting feel . . . [and] encourages friendship among those who are different from one another." --School Library Journal

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month selection

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