Island of the Blue Dolphins | Related Titles/Adaptations
Like Island of the Blue Dolphins, most of O'Dell's books are based on historical events or personal experiences. His fiction is solidly founded on facts and probabilities. Zia, a sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins, maintains the same kind of restraint that marks the writing in the earlier book. Ironically, Karana cannot adjust to the society that rescues her from her island solitude. Not long after her return to the mainland, she retreats to a cave with her dog as her only companion. In a sense, she returns to her island, where she has known the only happiness in...
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