Graham Salisbury : island boy / David Macinnis Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gill, David Macinnis, 1963-

Series:

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 20.

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salisbury, Graham--Homes and haunts--Hawaii.

Salisbury, Graham.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Hawaii.

Salisbury, Graham--Childhood and youth.

Young adult fiction--Authorship.

Young adult fiction.

Hawaii--In literature.

Hawaii--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 109 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Summary:

Graham Salisbury, winner of the Scott O'Dell and Boston Globe-Horn book awards, grew up in Hawaii during the 1950s, and the lion's share of his fiction is set there. His main characters are boys of all races struggling to define themselves and make moral decisions as they grow into manhood.

In the first chapter of Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, Gill chronicles the labyrinthine path of Salisbury's life and career, from barefoot island boy to college dropout, from pop musician to schoolteacher, and from real estate manager to author of young adult fiction. In subsequent chapters, Gill reviews critical responses to Salisbury's work and discusses the author's plots, style, literary themes, use of archetypes, and coming-of-age stories that dominate his work. In the concluding chapter, fans are treated to a peek at some of Salisbury's future projects.

Librarians, teachers, and teen readers will find this critical biography a useful resource and a fascinating exploration of this popular author's life and work.

Contents:

Preface: Aloha xi

Introduction: The Islands xix

1 Island Boy: The Life and Career of Graham Salisbury 1

2 Hai Moolelo: Blue Skin of the Sea and Island Boyz 15

3 Makuakane and Keiki Kane: Lord of the Deep 43

4 Ohana and Kanaka e: Shark Bait and Jungle Dogs 51

5 Mana olana: Under the Blood-Red Sun and Eyes of the Emperor 65

6 One Hero: The Monomyth in the Novels of Graham Salisbury 77

Conclusion: Aloha Again 99.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [101]-105) and index.

ISBN:

0810853388

OCLC:

57432163