Review

This story is mainly about a teenage Indian girl who is ;left alone on her home island when her tribe sailed away to find a new place to make their home. When she is left on the island she is forced to use only her knowledge of the island to survive for 18 years alone. This book was unique because it's her survival story. I would recommend it to older people about my age, but not much younger because it is very detailed and many people and animals die in this book and the descriptions may be frightening to a younger reader. I really did enjoy reading this book. It was hard to put down because I always wanted to figure out what happened next.
8/14/09

Karana is left alone on a beautiful but lonely island off the coast of California. The young Indian girl spends eighteen years on the island, surviving through her enormous amount of courage and self-reliance. She also finds that through loneliness and terror comes strength and calmness and great happiness in her life. The Island of the Blue Dolphins is unique in many ways. That is why I enjoyed reading it so much. When I was reading the book, I was captured by the words. I felt like I was with Karana in all her adventures. This book was so enjoyable to read that I would definitely recommend the title to anyone who loves animals, nature, and most of all adventures.
7/21/09