Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

In the Pacific there is an island shaped like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephant and birds abound. A young Indian girl lives and waits for her people to return for her, from the land to the east. Karana with her long black hair and her dark skin, held her own on an island after her people had left for a new place. …

…She was overwhelmed with happiness but as well with sadness her people had never reached the far off land. She was leaving her home and her friends. I can understand why she left but I cannot understand how she left. That is the mystery of the story. You can see why you might stay or leave and compare it to what you know of the girl and the Island of the Blue Dolphins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**