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Celia Kaye, part Cherokee, won a Golden Globe for Best Newcomer as Karana, who must learn how to fend for herself in Robinson Crusoe fashion after her people decide to leave their Channel Island off the coast of southern California following a battle with Russian fur traders and their Aleut trapper allies. Karana is in the evacuation boat when she realizes that her six-year-old brother (Larry Domasin) is still on the island. Rather than leave him, she dives into the water, which is indeed populated by dolphins. That split-second decision will lead to many years of relative solitude and self-sufficiency.
What a wonderful post, Carrie! I really enjoyed reading it. I agree with you about animals, though I must say that all the descriptions and Karana's relationships with the animals are my favorite part of the story. Thanks for all the links! I didn't have time to do a lot of exploring for my post.
I'm with you--GLAD I don't HAVE to eat an abalone (or more than one!) to survive! ;)
My post will go up tomorrow, Lord willing.
I actually loved the author's stance on animals(or at least the way I took his stance). I didn't take it that he thought animals have souls or that they are *actually* on the same level as us. I believe that animals are a gift from God. Killing them *just for the fun of it*, or because we want(not need) a new necklace or skirt, etc. doesn't exactly say, "Thank for Your gift", in my opinion. ;) I think more than anything the author was trying to magnify the fact that animals are beautiful, entertaining creatures that shouldn't be mistreated for human sport. I actually think to do so is sinful!
*To make sure I'm not misunderstood, I don't think it's wrong to eat animals. Need vs. want is huge here.
I really enjoyed this book, though!
@Bluerose - I agree with you. I have zero issues with killing the animals that we need to eat or make things. But killing off animals just because we want to does seem, not only abusive of our roles as caretakers of the earth and its resources but also counter productive.
I'm also for killing animals though that threaten human life (i.e., a rabid beast that needs to be put down before it causes harm). Humans before animals always, but care for the animals as well.
There are abalones at the aquarium here, all the starfish in the tank crowd around it and the aquarium volunteers are constantly moving the starries so they do not eat the abalone, who are, apparently, a great delicacy.
I was waiting to read this until I finished the book. :-)
I agree about animals, both what you said in the post and the comments.
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as I had thought I would, and had to "make" myself push forward at times, but it was interesting. It was even more interesting to explore some of the online history.
That is sad about how she died soon after leaving the island. As I said before this was a big favorite from childhood, but I just found out (by reading everyone's posts) that this was based on a true story.
As soon as I have a computer with sound I'm going to listen to that song, AND I wonder if there are any books written about the real woman. Like, non fiction type books.
I may be in the minority here, but I could go a looong time with nothing to eat but abalone. In fact, just looking at it makes me crave seafood. This is why I don't do well in the aquarium.
Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract", which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs.
Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
In the Pacific, there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea birds abound. Karana is the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
"Narrator Tantoo Cardinal more than succeeds in delivering a lovely listening experience. Her accent and pronunciation are first rate. The music adds to the story with an ethnic sound. When the Russians invaded the island, many islanders were killed or fled. Some, like the young girl, Karana, were accidentally left behind. Karana's survival in remote isolation is moving and unforgettable. Both the text and Cardinal's style make the listener feel...part of Karana's isolation and maturation." (AudioFile magazine)
Erik and his family are Norse who live on the island of Orkneyjar. Their world is thrown upside down when the King of Norway colludes with their jarl to take over their home. They flee to the land north of Mercia. Hoping for a life free from the tyranny of a King, they have to fight Danes and Saxons. When King Harald of Norway sends ships to destroy them, the Clan of the Fox is forced to flee to the newly discovered land of ice and fire. They travel beyond sight of land into an uncharted ocean to face a future which is uncertain.
In the book, conflicts with Russian fur trappers and Karana's tribe force the tribe to relocate to the California mainland. Karana jumps from the boat her tribe is leaving on to rescue her little brother. This is probably not what happened in real life. Karana's brother dies early in the story, the victim of wild dogs on the island. Karana decides to destroy the dogs but notices that one of them is different, more like a husky than the dogs she is used to. She manages to tame him and finally finds some companionship on the island.
Karana makes one friend in her years on the island (aside from her pets), a girl who accompanies the trappers who visit Karana's island periodically. But Karana is alone for 18 years before she is taken to the mainland, just like the real Juana Maria.
I did a little further reading online and found out that Juana Maria spoke a language that no one could understand. Multiple people from different tribes tried, but were unable to communicate with her. From the stories, she was happy at the Catholic Mission where she lived, but she passed away 7 weeks after being brought to the mainland.
Archeologists have found Juana Maria's whale-bone home on the island, as well as some caches of her belongings. They thought they found one of her secondary homes in a cave but digs have stopped because of tribes claiming the island as their ancestral land.
I think it's sad that she was unable to speak to people after living for so long by herself. I wish she had been able to live longer and maybe been able to share her story, but there is no way to change history. O'Dell wrote an amazing story and I think it would have made Juana Maria happy to hear.
Karana, an Indian girl, lives with her father, sister, and younger brother on a remote island in the Pacific ocean. The island is surrounded with blue dolphins, sea elephants, sea birds, and otters. Aleutians come to kill the otters and take their skins. When the Indians ask for their fair share of the otter pelts, a fight breaks out and most of the Indian men of the island are killed, leaving the women and children to fend for themselves.
One of the older men who survived the attack, takes a canoe and goes in search of help. After many months when they give up hope that he is still alive, he sends a ship to collect the people. As the ship is about to leave, Karana sees her brother, Ramo, running along the shore. He has missed the boat. She jumps overboard and swims to him. Later after he is killed by wild dogs, she is alone on the island for many years and becomes very adept at survival. She makes friends out of wild dogs, birds, foxes, and otters to relieve some of her loneliness. She works hard each day to provide food for herself and her pets.
With all the resources we have today, it is so much easier to delve deep into fictional stories that are based on real life stories, as this one is. Below I have listed two resources and inserted the links for them.
The island is home to a roaming pack of wild dogs, and Karana warns Ramo, who is six years younger than she, to beware of them and never to wander around the island alone. Just a few days later, Ramo wakes up early to look for one of the canoes that the tribe had hidden when the Aleuts came to the island. Karana realizes he is gone and searches for him. She finds him dead on the ground, surrounded by a pack of barking dogs.
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