MMGM Review: The Shark Prince by Malia Maunakea
The Shark Prince
Malia Maunakea
Penguin Workshop
Published May 5, 2026
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About The Shark Prince
From the award-winning author of the Lei and the Legends duology comes a sharp new fantasy about a Hawaiian boy who can transform into what people fear most: a shark.
Why go to school if you’re destined to die?
In a small Hawaiian village, Nohea is the latest son in a long line of male ancestors with a horrible secret: he’s half-human, half-shark. After his father—also cursed as a shark—kills someone who is surfing and subsequently disappears, Nohea is left isolated with only his mom as company. He knows he’ll suffer the same fate … Continue reading
