Island of the Blue DolphinsIsland of the Blue Dolphins
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Book, 1988
Current format, Book, 1988, , Available .Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as San Nicolas Island. Blue dolphins splash in the water surrounding it, sea otters play in the kelp beds, and seabirds roost in its crags. Once, [indigenous peoples] also lived on the island, until one day they decided to leave and sailed to the east. A young girl was left behind. Karana is that girl. Year after year, she waits for the ship to come back. But it never does. Finally, she realizes she must make a fateful choice: follow her people on her own or remain alone on the island for the rest of her life.
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- Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [1988], ©1988
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