Island of the Blue Dolphins
by O'Dell, Scott
SLJ Best BookBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsNCTE Notable Children's Books in the LanNewbery MedalALA Notable/Best BooksIslandsGrade 5
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AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
6
Word Count
40,531
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
45 EN
About this book
Left alone on an isolated island off the coast of California, a Ghalas-at girl spends eighteen years, not merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life. Text has violence.