My Name Is Loa

By Dorothea N. Buckingham

Set in the year 1898, this fictional tale tells the story of Loa, a 15-year-old Hawaiian boy who is diagnosed with leprosy and banished to Kalaupapa, the leper colony on the island of Molokai.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896103374
• ISBN13: 9780896103375
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Island Heritage Publishing
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Honolulu Advertiser (9/4/1999)

"This is a powerful story of a resilient boy trying to come to peace with his own imminent physical decay and certain death. Buckingham... ties winning characters and strong plot together with lean, crisp writing. Although Loa is a fictional character, this story is based on hisorical records." Jolie Cotton, Honolulu Advertiser September 4, 1999.