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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
There's not a lot to say about this one. It doesn't have any major flaws, it's just simplistic. Instead of being an in-depth imagining of the life of The Lost Woman of San Nicolas, it's a child-friendly highlight reel of the more exciting and interesting things that could have happened to her. I can see why someone might give this to a child to get them interested in history, but I could also see a lot of kids finding this one boring. It was very easy for me to put it down.
If you know a kid that likes slower paced book and you give this to them, I would read the book with them. Even though this is kid-friendly, a lot of upsetting things are touched on such as the slaughter of native peoples and oppressive attitudes towards women.
If you know a kid that likes slower paced book and you give this to them, I would read the book with them. Even though this is kid-friendly, a lot of upsetting things are touched on such as the slaughter of native peoples and oppressive attitudes towards women.