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Mokes is 12, and he knows he's supposed to stay home when the Navy ships drop anchor in the harbor. Anything can happen on those nights when his sleepy Hawaiian village wakes up -- with everyone dancing, laughing, drinking, fighting. But tonight Mokes has got to be there. His hero, Booley, has sworn to get revenge on a sailor, and Mokes must uphold one of the codes of survival: Stand by your friends. There's one problem, though. Mokes's dad is the chief of police.
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REVIEWS:
"Salisbury expertly captures the flavor of island life, from its relaxed pace to its deeply rooted racial divisions... [and] lets readers draw their own conclusions about the wisdom of sacrificing parental trust for the sake of misguided loyalty."
--Kirkus Reviews
"About to enter college, Mokes
must choose between being a "Daddy's boy" and
sticking by his tough-guy buddies in a "tense,
fast-paced" tale that successfully evokes its
Hawaiian setting."
--Publisher's Weekly
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