Luna Bay #5: Hawaii Five-Go!: A Roxy Girl Series

Five best friends go coastal in this fabulously fun surfing series from

The girls of Luna Bay are chosen as models for a weeklong fashion shoot -- on the exotic beaches of Hawaii! Upon arrival, Kanani decides to explore her Hawaiian lineage -- only to discover a family secret that could change her life forever.

Meanwhile, Cricket is in for a shock all her own when she spots her father out in the surf. Thrilled to catch up with the drifter who left home when she was ten years old, Cricket hopes they'll bond so that he'll stay in her life for good. She soon realizes that he does care for her. But when he learns that the modeling campaign could expose his secret surf haven, he lashes out at his daughter for her involvement. Cricket would do anything not to upset him now that he's back in her life. Can the two set aside their differences, or will she lose him all over again?

It's all about a passion for the sport . . . and life.

Francess Lantz's beautifully rendered, compassionate portrait of a complex father-daughter relationship pays tribute to the ability of love to transcend boundaries of life and death. FRANCESS LANTZ is the author of SOMEONE TO LOVE and several other books for young people. A graduate of Dickinson College, she has worked as a children's librarian, a rock-and roll musician, and a book reviewer. She writes: "Although FADE FAR AWAY is a fictional story, I know how it feels to lose a father and to feel on the outside, powerless to help. My father, an architect, died when I was fifteen. I often wished he'd had a chance to spend time alone with him during his illness. Instead, I've given my main character, Sienna, that chance." Francess Lantz lives with her husband and young son in Santa Barbara, California.