num_pages: 154
description: Twelve-year-old Karana escapes death at the hands of treacherous hunters, only to find herself totally alone on a harsh desolate island. How she survives in the face of all sorts of dangers makes gripping and inspiring reading.Based on a true story.
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: 326658
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: Penguin UK