Graham Salisbury (born April 11, 1944) is an American children's writer. His best known work is ''

Under the Blood Red Sun ''Under the Blood Red Sun'' is a historical novel by Graham Salisbury, published in 1995. An award-winning feature film by Japanese-American director Tim Savage and produced by Dana Satler Hankins, from a screenplay by Salisbury, was released in ...

'', a

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that features a

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boy and his family during World War II. Under the name Sandy Salisbury he was a pop musician in the late 1960s, notably with The Millennium.

Biography

Salisbury was born in

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. He grew up in Hawaii and lived in Kailua, Oahu. Later he attended

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. Salisbury was a songwriter and musician in the late 1960s and is best known for his association with

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. He was a member of Boettcher's groups The Millennium and The Ballroom (whose 1966 album remained unreleased until

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), before attempting a solo career of his own, with Boettcher producing, on

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's Together Records

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. He performed on many hit recordings from bands such as The Association, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Tommy Roe and many others. On The Millennium's only album, Begin, he played guitar, sung and contributed one self-penned song, 5 A.M. Though an album and several

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were released, the unprecedented expense of the recording of Begin may have contributed to CBS Records souring on the project. The album met with tepid sales and disappeared for many years before it was rediscovered by Sunshine Pop enthusiasts and grew to become a cult classic. In 1975-76, "Sandy" was in Bergamo, Italy studying Montessori Elementary education. He participated in the congregation of

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and spoke in Italian to his friends there. At the final exam, he became nervous over a question and the examiner asked him what he'd rather do. Not thinking that a different question/demonstration was being offered him, he responded he'd rather be playing his guitar. He returned to Utah and married. In the early 2000s, compilations of his work started appearing, including the release of his late 1960s solo album. Salisbury worked several jobs before writing children's fiction (under his given name). In 2014, a movie was made of his historical novel 'Under the Blood Red Sun'. He lives with his family in

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Books

* ''Blue Skin of the Sea: a novel in stories'' (

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/Dell, 1992) * ''

'' (Delacorte, 1994) * ''Shark Bait'' (Delacorte, 1997) * ''Jungle Dogs'' (Delacorte, 1998) * ''Lord of the Deep'' (Delacorte, 2001) * ''Island Boyz: short stories'' (

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/Random House, 2002) * ''Bad Day for Baseball'', in ''Shattered: Stories of Children and War'', ed. Jennifer Armstrong ( Laurel Leaf/Dell, 2003) * ''Night of the Howling Dogs'' (Wendy Lamb, 2007) * ''

Eyes of the Emperor ''Eyes of the Emperor'' is an American historical novel written by Graham Salisbury, and is currently published by Laurel-Leaf, which is an imprint of Random House Children's Books, in the United States in paperback. The first edition was publishe ...

'' (Wendy Lamb, 2005) * ''House of the Red Fish'' (Wendy Lamb, 2006) * ''Hunt for the Bamboo Rat'' (Wendy Lamb, forthcoming September 2014)"Hunt for the bamboo rat"
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Calvin Coconut

Children's novels by Salisbury, illustrated by

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, and published by the Random House imprint

; set primarily in Hawaii. * ''Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet'' (2009) * ''Calvin Coconut: Zippy Fix'' (2009) * ''Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven'' (2010) * ''Calvin Coconut: Zoo Breath'' (2010) * ''Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii'' (2011) * ''Calvin Coconut: Kung Fooey'' (2011) * ''Calvin Coconut: Man Trip'' (2012), volume 7, 133 pp. – Calvin is in the

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* ''Calvin Coconut: Rocket Ride'' (2012) * ''Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous'' (2013)

Discography

As Sandy Sallisbury *'' Sandy'' (2001,

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) *''The Millennium'' (1999, Tyler Sorenson Recording Studio) *''Falling to Pieces'' (2002,

Rev-Ola Rev-Ola Records is a British independent record label formed in 1990 that specializes in reissues, as well as select new releases. The label is headed by Joe Foster, a former child actor and musician/producer. He, along with Alan McGee and ...

) *''Everything For You'' (2004, Dreamsville Records) *''Catchy'' (2006, CD Baby) As Little Johnny Coconut *''I Love Sunshine Pop'' (2010, Sonic Past Music) *''Rocket Ride'' (2012, Sonic Past Music)

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