Ho'onani: Hula Warrior politics By Mason Hereford

By Mason Hereford

• Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable

taut poems dense with song

cosmically illustrated by Paloma Valdivia

and loving celebration of community and gratitude"—Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior politics By Mason HerefordHo'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale, Mika Song An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaii 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