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Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960)

by Scott O'Dell

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Series: Island of the Blue Dolphins (1)

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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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 Name that Book: Found: Island of blue dolphins read alike4 unread / 4zachb85, September 2021

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I appreciated this reader's edition and learning "the rest of the story." I found the Introduction a little long and dry, though the information was valuable. After reading the two chapters excised from the original book, I am glad they were omitted from a book intended for young adult readers. The two essays at the conclusion of the book were enlightening ( )
  mapg.genie | Apr 30, 2023 |
Island of the Blue Dolphins is an incredible book about survival. It left me with a haunted feeling, and I felt the need to read it through as quickly as possible.
I seriously could not put this one down. ( )
  HannahRenea | Apr 25, 2023 |
-incredible and stark survival story
-emphasis on the meaning of human/animal connections.
-has some very sad and scary moments
-material for upper middle grade readers
-description of a battle where a significant number of people die.
-people and animals die or are killed ( )
  wolfe.myles | Feb 28, 2023 |
Based on a true story . It is like surviving on an island with no people to help you ..it's a nice adventure story. ( )
  rehanasarwar617 | Sep 10, 2022 |
I read this book probably twenty times over when I was a kid, so it was interesting to revisit it as an adult. I'm pleased to say that, unlike a lot of other childhood reads, this held up well, though the sadness of the circumstances around the real story hit me pretty hard. O'Dell's inspiration is based on a Native American woman who, when the rest of her tribe left their remote island off the Southern California coast, stayed behind. She ended up living alone for 18 years. The way O'Dell handled her survival story and the passage of time is deftly done. You never really come to know Karana in an intimate way, which makes it easier to feel like you, the reader, are the one who is surviving alone. This newer version of the book includes a forward by acclaimed children's author Lois Lowry that adds more context for the real and fictional stories. ( )
  ladycato | Jul 11, 2022 |
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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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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
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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Isaac
Dorsa
Clare
Gillian
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and to Eric, Cherie
and Twinkle
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I remember the day the Aleut ship came to our island.
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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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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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