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A young girl survives alone on an island for 18 years, facing nature's challenges and personal loss.
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A young girl survives alone on an island for 18 years, facing nature's challenges and personal loss.
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This is the first authoritative edition of one of the most significant children’s books of the twentieth century. Winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of a girl left alone for eighteen years in the aftermath of violent encounters with Europeans on her home island off the coast of Southern California. This special edition includes two excised chapters, published here for the first time, as well as a critical introduction and essays that offer new bac...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence including hunting and animal attacks; some intense survival scenes.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Religious content
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Minor references to spiritual beliefs and rituals of Native culture.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Moderate themes of colonialism and Native displacement as historical context.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate depiction of loss, isolation, and historical violence against Native peoples.
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