num_pages: 80
description: In alternating chapters, Morning Girl, a twelve year old Taino, and her younger brother, Star Boy, vividly recreate life on a Bahamian island in 1492 --- a life that is rich, complex, and soon to be threatened. The award-winning author of A Yellow Raft in Blue Water presents a tale based on an entry in the diary of Christopher Columbus that tells of a native family living in a vibrant community striving to coexist with the natural world.
language: English
title: Morning Girl
titlecomplete: Morning Girl
genres: Fiction, Historical, Family, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1745
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Scott O'Dell Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers