One Truth No Lie: 3 (Niuhi Shark Saga)

Everything you thought you knew about Zader is a lie.Kalei the Man with Too Many Teeth gave me an ultimatum: Bite Jay or watch as Kalei murders everyone I love. Kalei will do it. I have no doubt.Jays anger is white-hot. If I take his leg hell never surf again. Hes my brother but hell hunt me down and kill me for this. He wont forgive me.Either way I end up alone.No matter what they say Im not Niuhi. Im a Westin. Im a kid not a shark. I cant live without Jay Char Siu Uncle Kahana or Ilima. Just me and my psycho sister Maka roaming the seas forever? No thanks.Theres got to be more to my life than this. I refuse to believe that Im a monster and a pawn in someones cosmic game.Im making my own rules now.__________________One Truth No Lie is Book 3 in the Niuhi Shark Saga trilogy. Told from an indigenous perspective and set in a contemporary Hawaiian world where all the Hawaiian myths and legends are real the series explores belonging adoption being different bullying defining family destiny vs. self-determination and learning to turn weaknesses into strengths.Through the series Zader discovers hes not really a boy allergic to water; hes something much more special dangerous and powerful. His adoptive brother Jay discovers what happens when the golden surfing star falls from his pedestal and has to choose to make the long climb back from serious injury. Its the ties that bind and support the brothers that allow them to create their own destinies.As typical local islanders characters use common Hawaiian and Pidgin words and phrases. The meaning is usually clear from the context but there is also a Hawaiian & Pidgin Glossary for additional support. Each chapter begins with a related island word or phrase and its definitions. A Discussion Guide for book club or classroom use is included. Free additional classroom support materials are available on www.NiuhiSharkSaga.com.One Boy No Water Book 1 in the Niuhi Shark Saga was a 2017 Nene Award Nominee. The Nene Award is Hawaiis Childrens Choice Book Award recognizing outstanding literary works.