But it quickly became a story about the hawaiians who were banished forever to live apart from family and home about disillusionment and hope. Joyce hostetter contact information, biography, and books. A hawaiian story by joyce moyer hostetter 20080401. Joyce moyer hostetter is the author of blue, winner of the international reading association childrens book award, and other historical novels. I appreciate the use of historical figures and the recreating of the experience of a real community. Joyce moyer hostetter when teenaged pia is sent to hawaiis leprosy settlement on molokai island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and selfreliance as his means of survival, but the faithful example of other villagers and. Healing water is my historical novel set in hawaii s leprosy settlement. Buy a cheap copy of healing water book by joyce moyer hostetter. She knows how to weave history into a story in a way that only andy griffith ever did for me before. Jacketflap profiles more than 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for children and young adults. Blue, a story of family, friendship, polio and world war ii and its sequel, comfort. Healing water march 08 retells the story of hawaiis history with leprosy and. To celebrate, im giving away a copy of healing water at her blog.
A hawaiian story by joyce moyer hostetter 20080401 on. Healing water hostetter, joyce moyer 9781590785140 hpb. In addition to bakers mountain stories, joyce has published healing water. A hawaiian story by hostetter, joyce moyer when teenaged pia is sent to hawaiis leprosy settlement on molokai island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and selfreliance as his means of survival, but the faithful example of other villagers and one remarkable priest threaten to. The nook book ebook of the healing water by joyce moyer hostetter at barnes. Healing water book giveaway joan edwards of never give up interviewed me in her authors i admire series. Hundreds of years ago hawaiian royalty would come to kawehewehe to bathe. Hansens disease leprosy spells disaster for yearold pia, who finds himself, like many hawaiians in the 1860s, exiled to molokais isolated kalaupapa peninsula, where he is left to fend for himself.
Oh, a word or two about healing water it takes place in hawaii during the mid 1800s. A hawaiian story by joyce moyer hostetter, historical fiction about pia banished to hawaii s leprosy settlement on molokai. Blue is the story of a thirteenyearold girl facing the disease and the war. And btw this week, linda andersen is giving away a copy of healing water over at a writers playground. Photos used are in the public domain, background sounds can. Leprosy just isnt the hot topic of childrens historical fiction it could be. Healing water by joyce moyer hostetter nook book ebook. Childrens books, history, literature and fiction grade levels. Healing water march 08 retells the story of hawaiis history with leprosy and blue 2006 is the story. Joyce moyer hostetter, author of blue, tells another historical tale of an epidemic that once clutched the very souls of the inflicted and. A hawaiian story by joyce moyer hostetter, historical fiction about pia banished to hawaiis leprosy settlement on molokai.
I always learn so many new things when i read joyces books. Hostetter does a fine job of evoking the isolation, loneliness and desperation of the leprosy settlement and pias life away from his mother and his lifelong friend kamaka. She received a ba in early childhood education at lenoir rhyne college in hickory, north carolina. Joyce moyer hostetter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its phenomenal to me to see how attitudes between us and germany changed after the war. A hawaiian story by joyce moyer hostetter if you are reading this in your email, dont forget to click on the headline to. Joyce moyer hostetter is currently considered a single author. Blue by joyce moyer hostetter center for childrens. Hostetter has done a good job of creating the hawaiian setting, through the use of language and other cultural references. The hawaiian island of molokai is the setting for healing water and the terminal disease of leprosy is the reality faced by the storys main character. However, my books do contain humor, and each are populated with spunky characters who tell their stories in a lively voice. Ann fay honeycutt accepts the role of man of the house when her father leaves to fight hitler because she wants to do her part for the war in this parents choice. If you will give your life to christ and really trust god, you can be completely healed and restored so you can live the life jesus died for you to have. Sounds much like kalaupapa, h awaii where my healing water takes place.
Here, people who are sick, ill, or in pain come to seek relief for their symptoms and ailments. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Blue by joyce moyer hostetter and an interview blogger. Joyce moyer hostetter, author of middle grade historical. She has the ability to make me care about her characters. And they lend themselves to study across the curriculum. It grew out of my admiration for father damien, the priest who ministered to leprosy patients on molokai. A hawaiian story joyce moyer hostetter 9781590785140, fiction interest level. Buy a cheap copy of blue book by joyce moyer hostetter.
Blue by moyer hostetter, joyceauthorpaperback aug2010 31jul2010. I always learn so many new things when i read joyce s books. You need to know how good god is and that your struggle is worth it. Joyce moyer hostetter, author of middle grade historical fiction. Other remarkable historical novels by joyce moyer hostetter that combine fact and story are.
Healing water by joyce moyer hostetter book advice. Curriculum guide, discussion questions, author visits. Kristine wildner, holy apostles school, new berlin, wis. The fourth book will be published in september 2018 and im. Healing water kindle edition by joyce moyer hostetter. Sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, ninth grade. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Joyce moyer hostetter is a beloved author in this area and she certainly does not disappoint with healing water.
Life beyond abuse joyce meyer testimony everyday answer. After reading blue and now healing water, i know i can count on her for a great read. Healing water kindle edition by hostetter, joyce moyer. Joyce moyer hostetter i write historical novels for young people. Thirteenyearold pias life is forever changed by leprosy. I lost my tooth in africa written by penda diakite. A hawaiian story hardcover april 1, 2008 by joyce moyer hostetter author visit amazons joyce moyer hostetter page.