| Author | Sperry |
| Book Type |
2: chapter book |
| Category Description | young adult fiction / historical / exploration & discovery |
| Cover Type | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 7 in h | 4.2 in w | 0.4 in t | 0.2 lb wt |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Genre | realistic fiction |
| ISBN-10 | 141695368X |
| Description | Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea. |