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MEDIA RELEASE Kona Stories community bookstore offers many choices of book clubs.  Groups meet monthly to discuss books of fiction, travel, memoir, classics or non-fiction.  Book groups are free if books are purchased from Kona Stories or a $5.00 donation is appreciated. Bring a pupu or beverage to share and come prepared to discuss the following books. […]

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Kona Stories community bookstore offers many choices for book clubs. Groups meet monthly to discuss books of fiction, travel, memoir, classics or non-fiction. Book groups are free if books are purchased from Kona Stories or a $5 donation is appreciated.

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Set in modern Hawaii, the Niuhi Shark Saga is a young adult magic realism trilogy appropriate for grades 5 and up. It tells the story of Alexander Kaonakai Westin – Zader to his friends – and his ‘ohana.

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A new community service organization, Friends of the Library-Waikoloa Region (FLWR “flower”), has been nurturing an exciting new initiative that could bring a much needed interim library facility to Waikoloa Village. FLWR is being organized as a non-profit association with a mission to support and improve Waikoloa-Region Library Facility services and resources.

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With over 90,000 out of the nearly 290,000 votes cast, the winner of this year’s What Book Got You Hooked? campaign is Hawaii! Congratulations to the Aloha State!

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Currently Hawaii is in first place but needs people to keep voting as the voting is open until September 30. First Book asks visitors to share the memory of the books that made them readers and then vote for the state to receive 50,000 new books from First Book, helping to get more kids hooked […]

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Nicole Giladi released a children’s book, titled “Little Redheads Across America.” A children’s coffee table book filled with over 400 professional photographs of little redheads from every state in the United States. Featured are Shayden and Shasley of Kona.

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MEDIA RELEASE “Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke has been chosen by the children of Hawaii as the winner of the 2009 Nene Award. An announcement was made this morning before a large crowd of invited dignitaries, students, teachers, and other guests at the 44th Annual Nene Award Presentation Ceremony, conducted at the Windward Community College Paliku Theatre. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The authors of a new book on the Superferry have three appearances on the Big Island slated next week. Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander will read from their new book “Superferry Chronicles” * Kona Outdoor Circle, Monday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. * Kahuina Gallery, 128 Kiauea, Hilo Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 6:00 […]

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