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4-6Treasure Chest series.
Maisie and Felix time travel to 1840s Hawaii and meet teenage Liliu, who will grow up to be Hawaii's last queen. Before the twins return to their own time, they encounter Herman Melville and get kidnapped by sailors on a whaling ship. The atmospheric historical setting, with well-integrated details of Hawaiian culture, balances the weak time-travel plot device. Biographical notes are appended.