The Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Summary: The Island of the Blue Dolphins
Review: The Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
September 20, 2002

The Island of the Blue Dolphins was one of the best books I read! It had had excitement in it, some action, and a lot of adventure. This story takes place on a island near California. There is a girl named Karana who lives with her tribe including her brother, sister, and father who was chief of the tribe. Karana was a girl that liked adventure. Her brother also like adventure but he like action too. Their father was a man that liked peace and fairness. My favorite character in this book is Karana. She is my favorite because she brave and adventurous. She also loves to help and care for animals. I liked this book a lot. It had a lot of interesting parts in it, and the author , Scott O' Dell, made it very detailed and desciptive so it was easy to understand. I think Scott O'Dell's purpose for writing this book was to show how the indians had to live. I also think he wants the readers to learn how they survived a long time ago. He also wanted the readers to learn that the indians didn't like the white men because they killed animals.

There are a lot of important events in this book. One of my favorites was in the beginning of the book. It started when Karana saw a big ship coming to the island that day. Finally when it got to shore the people from the boat started talking to her father. She soon learned that they were Aluets and they came to hunt otter. The captain said that he would give one part to the chief and then the Aluets would get the other 2 parts. They all started fighting and many men died including Karana's father. When the Aluets left they left behind nine chests of beads. My favorite quote in this book was "Dolphins rose out of the sea and swam before the ship." I liked it because it was at the end of the book and added to the happy ending.

I thought this was a great book! I liked it because it had a lot of adventure and also because Karana had to live alone for many years on the island and even break some rules. The type of reader that would like this book would have to like Historical-Fiction and a lot of adventure. I would recommened this book because it is fun, adventurous, and it is a hard book to put down!

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Summary: MY Review..
Review: This book is about an Indian girl named Karana. She lived on the Island of the Blue Dolphins alone because her fellow Indians left her behind and sailed East. It tells me the things she lived off of with only resources she could find and make essential things for living. It tells about the hardships she gone through. Then, in the end, she gets rescued by a ship.

I thought this book was a good book for a younger audience. I like unrealistic andventure books compared to realist ones. What I liked about this book though, was that when you pick it up and start reading, you won't want to stop. Overall, I liked the book but I'd rather get a book with more challenge for me.

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Summary: island of the blue dolphins
Review: Island of the Blue Dophins is about a girl who lives in a village with her father,brother,and other villagers.One day the Aleuts came to catch seal,but they don't share with the villagers.Some time later after the Aluets leave men come and take the villagers to a better place.Karana and her brother get left behind.Soon her brother gets killed by the wild dogs. Now she's all alone and she has to make shelter,weapons,and gather food.I like this book because when I read it it makes me feal like I'm in her place.I think children 10 and up will underststand and like this book.

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Summary: the review of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Victor
Review: Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great book. It's about a girl named Karana who gets left behind on the Island of the Blue Dolphins with her brother, Ramo, when the villagers leave to go to a new island. She tries to make weapons and survive from all the other wild animals. Karana gets a lot of animal friends, too! I liked this book because of the characters, the action, and the fun. It's one of my favorite books because it's full of thrill and adventure! I liked it very much and I think it would be good for all people to enjoy!

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Summary: The Best-selling Book
Review: The book is an adventure book.When you pick it up you cant put it down.At the beginning there's a tribe living at the village Ghalas-at.Well one day these Russian otter hunters called the Aleuts come to the island to hunt otters during the spring.Then they got in a fight with the Aluets because they wouldnt give the tribe their far amount of supplies the Aleuts promised them.In the middle after the fight,like 4 weeks later,these men from somewhere else; came and took the tribe to a different area,but then Ulape's brother ,Ramo, got left behind.So she jumped of the ship and swam to shore.5 days later Ramo got killed by a pack of wild dogs .At the end one of the dogs got hurt and Ulape took care of it and now there the best of friends.Alsothe white men never came backfor her.then soon after Father Gonzales came and she went on a voyage with him. This is my book review for the book,Island of the Blue dolphins.

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Summary: A sad but exciting story about an Indian girl named Karana.
Review: This story is about a tribe who lives on the Island of Blue Dolphins. The Aleuts come to the island for otter skin promising the tribe half of the skin. The Aleuts left with the skins after they killed most of the warriors and the chief.The new chief went to find a new island. A ship with white men on them came to take them to the new island. Karana's brother Ramo was left behind and she jumped off the ship to get her brother. They are on the island alone. A few days later Ramo is killed by a pack of wild dogs.Karana is forced to make a home and find food to stay alive. Will the Aleuts come back or the ship? Will the dogs that killed her brother come after her? Read this interesting book The Island of the Blue Dolphins.

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Summary: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Review: Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great and exciting book. The book is about a girl named Karana who has to survive on a deserted island all alone by herself and makes new dog friend named Rontu and Rontu- Aru. Karana's tribe got on a boat to leave the island. When she got on the boat she realized her brother was still on the island so she jumped overboard! She has many adventures a on the island. Rontu was a leader of the pack of wild dogs from the island and was captured by Karana. Rontu-Aru was, the son of Rontu, was also captured by Karana as well. I give it 5 stars and 2 thumbs up.

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Summary: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Review: This adventures book will definitely catch your interest. The book is about a young Indian girl named Karana who is marooned on an island. One day Aleuts come to the island to hunt otter. The tribe finds a school of salmon. When the Aluets find them eating the fish they accuse them of not sharing, so they won't pay back for the otter they killed. The next day the tribe and the Aleuts get in a fight. Most of the tribe is killed. Then the new Chief goes out for help. A few weeks later he comes back to the island with white men to save them. Karana`s brother is left behind and when Karana jumps out of the boat to save him both of them are left behind. But then wild dogs kill her brother and she is left alone on the island. Will Karana survive; will she live to see her tribe? Find out in this great book Island of the Blue Dolphins.

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Summary: This won the Newbery? Stop kidding.
Review: A Newbery Medal normally equates to an excellent, or at the very least tolerable, read. This is one definite exception. This book reads like a history textbook... "Today I went fishing," "Today I made a basket," etcetera. I thought the plot would pick up. All the way to the last page, I was still waiting. The storyline isn't even fresh. The castaway plot has been recycled too many times to count. Maybe when it was published 40 years ago it was fresh and exciting. Well, it isn't now.

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Summary: simply the best!
Review: I read this book when I was suppose to write a book report to my reading teacher and it turned to be one of the best books i've ever read.This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years in the Island of the Blue Dolphins but during this time she finds herself surviving with her animal friends. Scott O'Dell is very descriptive that it is easy to undertand and the story flows very well that it would be already part of your life once you started reading it.