Island of the Blue Dolphins
1960 • 222 pages

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Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1960 with contributions by Scott O'Dell.

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The fact that this book was based on a true story - this girl was real, she really did live alone for years on an island - makes my mind reel. Almost made me cry. Loved loved loved.

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