One Boy, No Water

When you're allergic to water, growing up in Hawaii isn't always paradise.

Everybody loves Jay.

I love my brother, too. Sometimes I wish I could be him--a surfing star instead of the weird kid allergic to water, the Blalahs' favorite punching bag.

But that's not the worst of it.

In the middle of the night, I dream. There's a mysterious girl who lives in a magical place and acts like she knows me better than I know myself. We hide from the Man with Too Many Teeth. Some nights I wake up with my h...