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Moloka'i, Alan Brennert

Label
Moloka'i, Alan Brennert
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Moloka'i
Medium
sound recording audiobook CD
Music parts
not applicable
Responsibility statement
Alan Brennert
Summary
Brennert tells the story of Rachel Kalama, a seven-year-old Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of Moloka'i during the 1890s. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of Kalaupapa, Rachel experiences intense isolation. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even love
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
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