SUMMER BIRD BLUE Paperback

Akemi Dawn Bowman's Summer Bird Blue is a poignant and deeply emotional novel that delves into the overwhelming grief of Rumi Seto after the sudden death of her beloved younger sister, Lea, in a car accident. Sent by her grieving mother to live with her estranged aunt in Hawaii, Rumi finds herself thousands of miles from home, struggling not only with the profound loss of her sister but also with her own identity and her passion for music, which she and Lea shared. As she navigates this isolating experience, Rumi forms unexpected connections with a laid-back teenage surfer and a curmudgeonly eighty-year-old, both of whom help her slowly confront her sorrow, learn to forgive, and ultimately find her way back to herself and the unfinished song she and Lea had started.