https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2013/02/island-of-blue... ( )

Native American, Historical, Survival ( )

AR: 5.4

On San Nicolas Island, dolphins flash in the surrounding blue waters, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, a girl named Karana spent eighteen years alone.

Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that killed her younger brother, constantly guard against Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. Her courage, self-reliance, and grit has inspired millions of readers in this breathtaking adventure.

I've been on a nostalgic kick, re-reading all the books I read as a girl. As I woke up this morning in a pile of cats and dogs, in a house I rarely leave except to forage for food, I realize it is possible that this book has had the most significant long-term influence on my life. RONTU LIVES! *SOBS*

All that being said, I would like to read the new definitive version, which gives a more complete history of the real events and history of the indigenous people involved in the story. ( )