Lei and the Fire Goddess (Lei and the Legends) Bessel van der Kolk M.D. ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable

ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable

unflinching consideration of the human impulse to ensure our own survival

jam-packed with illustrations by Raúl the Third

Four stories

and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both

Lei and the Fire Goddess (Lei and the Legends) Bessel van der Kolk M.D. ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable"Lei and the Fire Goddess blends preteen angst and beloved Hawaiian moolelo in a way that hasn't been done before." Aulii Cravalho, actress and voice of Disney's Princess Moana Curses aren't real. At least, that's what twelve year old, part Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kamaehu thinks when she listens to her grandmother's folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. Anna's friends back home in Colorado don't believe in legends, either. They're more