Island of the Blue Dolphins (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #1)
Ranked #10 in English For Beginners, Ranked #14 in Native American — see more rankings.
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicolas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kelp 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,... more
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,... more
Rankings by Category
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #16 in 10-Year-Old
- #65 in 11-Year-Old
- #20 in 4th Grade
- #15 in 5th Grade
- #67 in 6th Grade
- #76 in Awarded
- #27 in Blue
- #23 in California
- #48 in Childhood
- #88 in Children's Classics
- #82 in Children’s
- #92 in Courage
- #74 in Easy
- #49 in Elementary
- #24 in English
- #60 in Girl
- #80 in Grace
- #77 in Growing Up
- #62 in Learn English
- #21 in Learning English
- #37 in Loneliness
- #64 in Middle School
- #60 in Nostalgia
- #55 in Ocean
- #58 in Older Children
- #58 in Ruby
- #17 in Survival
- #85 in Tween
- #47 in Water
- #25 in Young Reader
- #34 in Youth
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