Paul Silva lives in a magical place—on a farm high in the hills of a lush, green Hawaiian island, where his disabled father raises, trains, and doctors to roosters cockfighting intended for cockfighting. The family business sickens Paul, but it’s the only way his family can continue to live in the place he loves. Eventually, he must realize that being a “man” goes beyond wielding the power to hurt people and animals, and meet the tests of making decisions in a real world, which is far from a paradise.
# Leveling Information
# Accelerated Reader
# AR Quiz#: 136596
# AR Reading Level: 4.4
# AR Points: 8
# F&P (Fountas & Pinnell)
# F&P Level: Y
# F&P Grade: 6th & up
# Reading Counts
# Reading Counts Level: 4.5
# Reading Counts Points: 14
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# Categories
# Animals
# Fiction
# Middle Reader
"A fascinating look at the United States most mainlanders have never seen." --Kirkus
"Reminiscent of Graham Salisbury's fiction, Correa's debut is strongly colored by its distinctive regional setting and culture...Paul's narrative voice is spot-on for his 12 years..." --Booklist
"Through Paul's sensitive eyes, the novel provides a hard-hitting, but never gratuitous view of the brutal reality of cockfighting that's contextualized by ethics and customs." --Publishers Weekly
"...a winning middle-grade tale destined to become a local classic." --Honolulu Advertiser
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