description: After she is left alone on an isolated island off the coast of California, Karana, a young Indian girl, not only learns the art of survival over the next eighteen years, but also finds a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
language: English
title: Island of the Blue Dolphins With Related Readings
titlecomplete: Island of the Blue Dolphins With Related Readings
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: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub