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Island of the Blue Dolphins (Penguin Joint Venture Readers) (original 1960; edition 1999)

by Scott O'Dell

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Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
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Title:Island of the Blue Dolphins (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)
Authors:Scott O'Dell
Info:Longman (1999), Edition: Abridged Ed, Paperback
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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (1960)

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    Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (snapdragongirl)
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    Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (gilberts)
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    My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (changsbooks)
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    The Cay by Theodore Taylor (bookymouse)
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    Zia by Scott O'Dell (HollyMS)
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    weener: These are both excellent tales of young women surviving on their own who find a measure of peace in their solitude.
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    wordcauldron: Same concept, except with a boy, a polar bear, and an "island" of ice.
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Native American, Historical, Survival ( )
  BDent114 | Dec 1, 2023 |
AR: 5.4
  ASSG.Library | Dec 1, 2023 |
On San Nicolas Island, dolphins flash in the surrounding blue waters, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, a girl named Karana spent eighteen years alone.

Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that killed her younger brother, constantly guard against Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. Her courage, self-reliance, and grit has inspired millions of readers in this breathtaking adventure.
  PlumfieldCH | Sep 23, 2023 |
I've been on a nostalgic kick, re-reading all the books I read as a girl. As I woke up this morning in a pile of cats and dogs, in a house I rarely leave except to forage for food, I realize it is possible that this book has had the most significant long-term influence on my life. RONTU LIVES! *SOBS*

All that being said, I would like to read the new definitive version, which gives a more complete history of the real events and history of the indigenous people involved in the story. ( )
  Deni_Weeks | Sep 16, 2023 |
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Based on actual events, this is an adventure story of an Indian girl living on the island of San Nicolas off the California coast. With her adaptability and resilience, she survived alone on the island for eighteen years. Some cultural information on island lifeways is included. Illustrated with twelve full-page watercolors.
 
Convincing and beautifully written. A fact-based tale...it manages to have warmth and suspense.
added by ArrowStead | editSaturday Review
 
Years of research must have gone into this book to turn historical fact into so moving and lasting an experience.
added by ArrowStead | editHorn Book
 

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Scott O'Dellprimary authorall editionscalculated
Cardinal, TantooNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gil Lasierra, AgustínTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lewin, TedIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lowry, LoisIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Moore, ChristinaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Plancherel-Walter, RoswithaÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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