Aloha, Kanani

TITLE: Aloha, Kanani

AUTHOR: Lisa Yee

COPYRIGHT: 2011

ORIGINAL PUBLISHER: American Girl Publishing, Inc.

NUMBER OF PAGES: 111

PLOTLINE: Kanani Akina lives in a picturesque, laid-back town in Kaua’i, one of the islands of Hawai’i. Kanani loves the way nothing has changed in so many years, but when her cousin Rachel arrives from New York City, Kanani starts wishing things in town looked fancier and modern.

But instead of pointing out how old-fashioned the town looks, Rachel comments on how cool it is. She says that New York only pretends to be old-fashioned. For awhile after that, Kanani thinks that Rachel’s having a good time, but for some reason, her cousin seems unnaturally reserved and a little sad. Kanani’s determined to lift Rachel’s spirits, but then she accidentally reads Rachel’s diary!

Will they ever be friends, or will Rachel return to New York City before they can patch things up?

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“ ‘By the way, if you like museums, we’ve got lots in New York. There’s the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum . . .’

The more Rachel talked, the more discouraged Kanani felt. It seemed as if no matter what she said, Rachel had something bigger or better in New York.” - Aloha, Kanani