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Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches.
Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply.
More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: O'Dell, Scott
- ISBN: 9780547328614
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.60 x 0.60
- Number Of Pages: 192
- Publication Year: 2010
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1961 Newbery Medal Winner, it is based on a true story.
Sarah W. - 5 years 10 months agoI have read Island of the Blue Dolphins several times. Each time I pick it up, Scott O'Dell's writing helps my imagination take me to a whole other world. In this novelization of a true story, a young woman lives alone on an island for years. She endures many hardships and fights the elements to survive. Reading this book makes me feel very thankful for the good things I have in my life, even just the simple necessities like food and shelter. If you are a parent looking for a chapter book for your young reader, this may be a good option. Warning: this book is a tear-jerker. It is impossible not to feel for the main character, Karana. I would recommend this book to almost anyone. Read it on a good day, read it on your worst day, read it waiting for a plane ...maybe don't read it on the beach, especially an island.
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