author of The Last Bear

With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital

as Anne finds she can share anything with Diana

He’s a wandering soul wavering between life and death

and days of remembrance

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior Phil Bildner author of The Last BearAn 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 traditional kane hula chant, she wants to be part