description: This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another and waited for a ship to take her away.
language: English
title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
titlecomplete: Island of the Blue Dolphins
characters: Karana
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, Childrens, Survival, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 326683
places: Island of the Blue Dolphins, California
series: Island of the Blue Dolphins
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: -252432000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: -220896000000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: -220896000000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award
publisher: Listening Library