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Description edit
What happened to Karana of the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
When fourteen-year-old Zia and her brother Mando, find a boat cast up on the beach near the Santa Barbara mission, they are determined to make the voyage out to the far island-the Island of the Blue Dolpins-where Karana, their... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Zia: young girl; protagonist; sister to Mando
- Mando: Zia's younger brother
- Karana: aunt they haven't ever met who has been missing for 18 years; the one they go in search of
- Father Vicente: padre at the Misson Santa Barbara
- Father Merced: padre at the Misson Santa Barbara; in charge
- Father Zurriga: padre at the Misson Santa Barbara
- Captain Nidever: local sailer; hunts otter
- Gito Cruz: in charge of the indians at the Mission Santa Barbara
- Mukat: Indian god
- Zando: Indian god
- Anita: friend to Zia
- Rosa: friend to Zia
- Captain Cordova: head of the garrison of soldiers
- Father Malatesta: Add a description of this character.
- Constantino
- Señora Gomez
- Don Bias
- Stone Hands
- Capitán Cordova
- Curt
Setting & Locations edit
- Blue Beach: tons of blue crabs wash up on it, which gives it it's name
- Mission Santa Barbara: where Zia and Mando live
- San Felipe lagoon: where they hide the boat they find
- Island of the Blue Dolphins: where their aunt Karana was last seen
- Santa Cruz: neighboring island
- Santa Rosa: neighboring island
- Mission Ventura: misson located on another island
- San Diego
- Pala
- Corrientes
First Sentence edit
AFTER ONE of the big storms that come in from the islands, our shore is covered with small clams.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1-29
Authors & Contributors edit
- Scott O'Dell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0395243939
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0395243939
Page Count: 192
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Multicultural Stories › Native North & South Americans
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Issues
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States
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