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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I read this to my sixth grade class. All 26 of them were completely blown away. Incredible experience.
What a beautiful book. I missed out on reading this as a child, but I am so glad I still took the opportunity to read it.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was as good as I remember!! But I def feel like they should update the school curriculum with a more representative book of native culture.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
A childhood fave. As a youngin I loved survival stories and I always remembered Karana and her dog fondly. While I love the story it's important that this is a Historical Fiction novel written by a white man about a native american woman who lived alone on an island for 18 years. The whole story is made up and it is very interesting to me that this book is recommended to all of us as guided reading as children.
Books are meant to be stories but what actually happened to Karana was that after she was "rescued" she died. She died of dysentery. Which she probably would not have fell too if she had not left on that ship.
This story is good, but I think we should recognize that this isn't the story of this woman, but just a historical fanfiction written by Scott O'Dell, probably written from inspiration he had from hearing her story.
Books are meant to be stories but what actually happened to Karana was that after she was "rescued" she died. She died of dysentery. Which she probably would not have fell too if she had not left on that ship.
This story is good, but I think we should recognize that this isn't the story of this woman, but just a historical fanfiction written by Scott O'Dell, probably written from inspiration he had from hearing her story.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I used to read this book over and over again growing up. I loved the character and the plot of the story.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes