Island Of The Blue Dolphins 50th Anniversary Edition

US: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2010. Hardback. Like New. Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of S an Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighte en years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a ro mantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere sub sistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend wi th the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, con stantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precar ious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have bee n a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and te rror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic. In celebration of the book's 50th anniversary, this edition has a stunning new look, and an introduction by Lois Lowry, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver and Number the Stars.