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Great story to learn about how to survive in the wild if you were to be stranded

“I had no wish to go on, yet I did not want to die.”

This novel tells the story of Karana. She is a young g girl stranded off the coast of california after her tribe was forced to leave. After she is stranded she learns how to survive on her own.

“After that summer I never killed another otter, wolf, or cormorant. And I never again went to the reef for shellfish or wild dogs to kill them. The animals seemed to trust me.“

This book teaches important lessons about resilience, self-reliance, and the bond between humans and the natural world.

Set in the early 1800s, this Newbery Medal-winning book tells the story of Karana, a young Native American girl who is stranded alone on an island off the coast of California for years. Based on a true story, the book explores Karana‘s survival, her relationship with nature, and her inner strength as she learns to fend for herself and adapt to her isolation.

“I would not be afraid. I would not be lonely. I would not be afraid of the dark.”

This book can link to my teaching in the classroom by fostering discussions on survival, self-reliance, and cultural history, as well as encouraging students to connect with their own experiences of overcoming adversity.

This book was published in 1960 and is a historical fiction novel by Scott O'Dell that won the Newbery Medal. The story follows a young girl named Karana, who survives alone on an island off the California coast after her tribe leaves, facing numerous challenges as she learns to fend for herself.

#AboutABook #SetOnIsland
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One for me one for my granddaughter are together read! #islandofthebluedolphins#ScottOdell#NanaBookclub

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This was a favorite of mine when I was young, and I loved reading it with my daughter this month. As an adult, I was struck by how determined, resourceful, and brave Karana is. I also researched the true story behind the book a bit and was fascinated to learn more about the history. There are some dark moments, but it led to great discussions.

#TLT
1. Island of the Blue Dolphin
2. The Secret Garden
3. The Outsiders

Honorable mentions : White Oleander, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Simon & the Homosapiens Agenda, The Princess Diaries series and the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Series.

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I finished this lovely and wistful book today as part of the #FabulousFebruary readathon. Tomorrow I‘ll continue my tour of local LFLs as part of #readordonate for the year.

1. Kinsey Millhone
2. Samwise Gamgee
3. Tagged book is a palate cleanser after the intensity of the last book I finished. It‘s also intense in its own right.
#wondrouswednesday

Managed one bingo in November!

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5/5

The only thing I remembered about this book going in was that I loved it as a child. It's a lot sadder than I remembered (and the real story of the woman it's based on is even sadder), but I think it still holds up really well.

audiobook: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
e-book: Dracula Daily by Matt Kirkland
nonfiction: The Milkweed Lands by Eric Lee-Mäder & The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 by Carl Zimmer & Jaime Green

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

3.5/5⭐ An absorbing imagining of true historical events. I appreciated the themes of colonialism, environmentalism, friendship, and respect for animals. Karana is such a competent, interesting character. It's a quiet book with an incomplete ending. It didn't blow me away, but I'm glad I read it. #roll100

This book is a winner of the Scott O‘Dell award. This book is amazing. It is about a 12 year old girl who is stranded on an island and she has to find her way around and survive!

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a historical fiction book written by Scott O'Dell. It was published in 1960. This novel is about a 12 year old Indian girl named Karana. Every person on her island leaves on a ship. Karana is stranded on the island alone for 18 years. This book talks about her survival throughout the years and also has a tale of natural beauty. Island of the Blue Dolphins has won the Scott O'Dell award, the Newbery Medal and more!

Scott O‘Dell Award Book
February 8th, 2010
Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a 12-year-old that was stranded on an island and must use her prior knowledge and teach herself how to survive on this island.

This story is about a young 12 year old girl named Karana who ends up all alone and stranded on an island far away where she is off of the California Coast.

Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'Dell
Published: 1960
Genre: Children's lit. Young adult
Awards: Scott O' Dell
Summary: This is a true story about a 12 year old girl that was stranded on an island. This story talks about the many ways that the little girl had to stay alive.

Name of Award (if applicable): Scott O‘Dell Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): honor historical fiction best books
Title of Book : Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author of Book: Scott O‘Dell
Date of Publication: 1960
Genre: Historical Fiction
Brief Summary:
This young child was stranded on an island. She has to survive on the land. She is only there with the blue dolphins. She waits for a ship to come save her trying to survive.

This chapter book is about a young native American girl who lived 18 years alone on an island of the coast of California waiting for a ship to pick her up. Along her journey, she learns how to survive on the island with the resources that the island provides. I would recommend reading this story to any age group as a read-aloud. This story won the Scott O'Dell Award.

One of my favorite books as a kid. In this special edition, I found out #Betsy-Tacy author Maud Hart Lovelace had something to do with that.

She and her husband Delos encouraged Scott O‘Dell to write this for kids rather than adults, and to make other changes, based on their expert knowledge of the children‘s book market at that time.

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Tagging anyone who wants to play! 😊

Reread of a childhood favorite & I still loved it. A female, tropical version of Hatchet, the plot was adventurous & atmospheric. I also learned it was based on a real person. There is a lot of nostalgia attached to my rating, but I still found it to be a fantastic middle grade read with a strong female protagonist. The writing isn't overly complex, but fits the story well. There are a lot of good lessons & I think it holds up really well.

It's nice to see that Karana has made some friends, and even though she couldn't exactly talk to them, she had ways to communicate. Karana is such a strong character, and she leaves impact on me. She makes me want to be as strong as her.

This book is really sad to be honest. The main character Karana has been living alone for an immensely long time. I try to place myself in her shoes but it's hard. she has lost her family, her brother is killed by a ferocious dogs, and she is handling it to the best of her abilities. The memories of ones who are gone makes her stomach turn, and eventually she burns her village to the ground, starting over. It's a rather interesting book.

1. In our camper!
2. Camp Anawanna
3. The tagged book is a favorite from my childhood
3. Finish 2 books

#litsysummercamp #litsysummercampreadathon #saluteyourshorts

Both of these novels were very popular when I was a middle grade reader.
4.5⭐ Island of the Blue Dolphins Karana is left to survive on her own. While the rest of her tribe is relocated to another Island. A blast from the past.

3⭐ Dear Mr. Henshaw The first epistolary novel I ever read. Leigh writes his favorite author Mr. Henshaw, almost daily. Divorce was a huge deal in the 80s.

@megnews #MGMarch #MiddleGradeMarch

As far as I‘m aware, San Nicolas off the coast of California is currently still uninhabited. And as an adult, I see this book much differently than when I first read it. But as a child, I loved it and I so admired Karana and her self sufficiency.

#LitsySpringBreak. Island

This HF Newberry award winner is a popular book read in elementary school. This book is a story about a 12 year old girl called Karana who is stranded on an island and has to work out how to survive. The book is very captivating. This book would be a great author study as Scott O‘dell has written many notable books and established an award for historical fiction books.

I made it! My original goal was 24, as last year I'd read 18, which was a lot for me at the time because I haven't been reading regularly since my son was born in 2002.
So I upped it to 50 as I was bubbling along at around a book per week anyway.
I'm impressed and proud of myself that I was able to achieve this. My books are so delicious that I just want to gobble them all up!!
That is why I set my goal, keeps me wasting my time elsewhere.

Just finished this beautiful book. So sad for her to have been alone for so many years. Amazing that she had learned and discovered enough skills to survive, both physically as well as mentally.
Such an intriguing story, true as it is based on. Scott O'Dell did a fantastic job of painting a picture of her life, her thoughts & the atmosphere of the island itself.
I loved this book, I think I will definitely try again to read it with my daughters.

Snuggled up tonight reading this fascinating story. The strength & will of this young girl is amazing & the relationship she has with the wild dogs & her surroundings is riveting.
Stranded on her native island she survives alone waiting year after year for someone to find her.
My 11yr old lost interest but I've picked it back up again to read for myself. It's definitely more enjoyable than a couple of other books I'm cranking my way through 😏

#3books #withananinalonthecover All three of these were wonderful and haunting in their own ways. 💙
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#ThoughtfulThursday Thanks for the tag, @MoonWitch94

1. I read th tagged book on a family trip to Hilton Head when I was a kid and I've associated with the beach/ocean ever since

2. I put in my official notification for retirement 🎉🎉🎉

3. Oh gosh I don't think I have one!

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My girl is an adventurer.
She's a fussy reader this one, but I thought this story might be something she would like as the young girl is 12 at the beginning of the book, my girl is 11.

The story is about a young girl living on an island with her family when one day a ship comes and takes the entire tribe away, except for her.
This is based on a true story.
It covers over 10 years of this young girl surviving all on her own on her native island.

Insomnia tonight. Time to listen to an old childhood favorite. #nostalgia #audiobook

This was book no. 16 for May's #BookSpinBonanza, and playing on my theme of long (LONG) overdue rereads, I hadn't picked this one up since high school! I've always been a sucker for stories about people surviving in the wilderness, so I enjoyed this book both then and now. Nothing mind-blowing here, but an enjoyable and engaging read based on a true story.

My tentative #JuneTBR. Two ARCs, three for book clubs, and one for the fun of royal gossip.

“I stood for a long time listening to her footsteps, until I could hear them no more, and then I went to the headland and brought the baskets back to the cave.” Most characters in the tagged book were #barefoot near the #ocean. (Come to think of it, the swashbuckling cats probably are too. 😹)

#jamminjune #boundtogetherjune #quotsyjun20 #multitasking