Blu's Hanging
Title
Blu's Hanging
Subject
Japanese American families -- Fiction. Maternal deprivation -- Fiction. Brothers and sisters -- Fiction. Widowers -- Fiction. Hawaii -- Fiction. Girls -- Fiction.
Description
The bittersweet story of the Ogatas, a ragtag family of orphans in Hawaii reeling from the death of their mother. Ivah, 12, the big "sista" takes on the role, looking after a brother, a sister and Poppy, a school janitor who works nights and who blames the children for his wife's death. The drama comes when Ivah realizes she must leave them if she is to become someone.
Creator
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann
Publisher
Avon Books
Date
1997
Type
PS3575 .A434 B58
Identifier
2003.500.2910