{"product_id":"9780440219057","title":"Blue Skin of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleven interlinked stories tell the tale of a boy coming of age in Kailua-Kona, a Hawaiian fishing village. Sonny Mendoza is a little different from the rest of the men in his family. Salisbury explores characters like Aunty Pearl, a full-blooded Hawaiian as regal as the queens of old; cool Jack, from L.A., who starts a gang and dares Sonny to be brave enough, cruel enough, to join; mysterious Melanie, who steals his heart; and Deeps, the shark hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the most memorable character is the sea itself: inviting, unpredictable, deadly. Mendoza men are brave men, but Sonny's courage is of a different kind. Why can't he love and trust the water as the men of his family are meant to do?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021816676592,"sku":"9780440219057","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440219057_p0.jpg?v=1763701813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440219057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}