num_pages: 161
description: Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast
language: English
title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
titlecomplete: Island of the Blue Dolphins
characters: Karana
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Survival, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 326681
places: California, Island of the Blue Dolphins
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: Cornerstone Books