Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American author Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the nineteenth century. Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was adapted into a film of the same name three years later. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, Zia, published in 1976. Island of the Blue Dolphins has been the subject of much literary and pedagogical scholarship related to survival, feminism, the resilience of Indigenous peoples, and beyond. In 2026, Island of the Blue Dolphins was presented with the "Il Miglior Libro Mai Premiato" (Best Book Ever Awarded) Premio Andersen (Andersen Prize).

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