Book Review
Punahou Blues: a Hawaiian Novel
By Kirby Wright
Lemon Shark Press, 2005
This is Lad Lit at its finest! You'd think Jeff Gill had it made going to a private school in Honolulu, but it's just one issue after another, from losing the blonde of his dreams to getting dissed by the school bully to dodging his father's verbal blows. He even gets suspended for cutting Woodshop and is called "doofus" by his big brother. Jeff fights back to carve out an identity in clique-ridden Punahou Academy, which includes fighting the school bully on the golf course during the Hawaiian Open while Arnold Palmer watches and finding an outsider babe he can relate to. Includes Hawaiian words and a glossary at end. Great book!!!
Reviewed by Brandon Bennett, Age 15, USA
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