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Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner
Contributor(s): O'Dell, Scott (Author), Lewin, Ted (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0395069629     ISBN-13: 9780395069622
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1960
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Annotation: "A haunting and unusual story based on the fact that in the early 1800s an Indian girl spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California. . . . A quiet acceptance of fate characterizes her ordeal".--School Library Journal, starred review. William Allen White Award; ALA Notable Children's Book; Newbery Medal.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 60005213
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 1000(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.82" W x 8.66" L (0.73 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Nene Award, Winner, Children's Fiction, 1964
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/1992 pg. 1101
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 111
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 45
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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1961 Newbery Medal Winner

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.


Contributor Bio(s): O'Dell, Scott: -

Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

 
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