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author spotlight
Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 1898. He attended Occidental College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and University of Rome. He worked as a technical director for Paramount, a cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a book editor of a Los Angeles newspaper before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. The recipient of numerous book awards, he established the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction in 1981. He died on October 15, 1989.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1987
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1987
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
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The Black Pearl
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1996
Price: $6.99
Ramon has just found a pearl in an oyster he’s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble a pearl can bring. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1996
Price: $6.99
Ramon has just found a pearl in an oyster he’s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble a pearl can bring. Read more >
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paperback.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 31, 1996
Price: $6.99
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 elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind.
This... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 31, 1996
Price: $6.99
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 elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind.
This... Read more >
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Sing Down the Moon
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 26, 1997
Price: $6.99
The Spanish Slavers were an ever-present threat to the Navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promised... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 26, 1997
Price: $6.99
The Spanish Slavers were an ever-present threat to the Navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promised... Read more >
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Sing Down The Moon
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1992
Price: $6.99
When Bright Morning takes her sheep to pasture, she gazes across the beautiful valley that is the home of her Navaho tribe and sees Spanish slavers riding straight toward her. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1992
Price: $6.99
When Bright Morning takes her sheep to pasture, she gazes across the beautiful valley that is the home of her Navaho tribe and sees Spanish slavers riding straight toward her. Read more >
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $19.95
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 elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind.
This... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $19.95
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 elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind.
This... Read more >
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Zia
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 29, 1995
Price: $6.50
An ALA Notable Children's Book.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 29, 1995
Price: $6.50
An ALA Notable Children's Book.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Black Pearl
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 15, 1977
Price: $5.99
Ramon cannot believe what he has just found in an oyster he’s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. Ramon is holding a pearl. Not just any pearl, but the most fabulous gem he or anyone else has ever seen. But neither Ramon nor... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 15, 1977
Price: $5.99
Ramon cannot believe what he has just found in an oyster he’s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. Ramon is holding a pearl. Not just any pearl, but the most fabulous gem he or anyone else has ever seen. But neither Ramon nor... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Zia
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1995
Price: $6.50
An ALA Notable Children's Book. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1995
Price: $6.50
An ALA Notable Children's Book. Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1993
Price: $6.50
It is spring of 1877 when fourteen-year-old Sound of Running Feet, daughter of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, sees white people panning gold in the little creek that feeds the Wallowa River, and brings word of them to her father.
"They are the first, but more are on the way," he... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1993
Price: $6.50
It is spring of 1877 when fourteen-year-old Sound of Running Feet, daughter of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, sees white people panning gold in the little creek that feeds the Wallowa River, and brings word of them to her father.
"They are the first, but more are on the way," he... Read more >
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My Name Is Not Angelica
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1990
Price: $6.50
The planter who buys you will put you to work in his household or in the sugar-cane fields. In the fields, under the hot sun, slaves don't last long, perhaps a year. So show your white teeth, Raisha, smile a lot, and don't say anything unless you're asked.
Snatched from her home... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1990
Price: $6.50
The planter who buys you will put you to work in his household or in the sugar-cane fields. In the fields, under the hot sun, slaves don't last long, perhaps a year. So show your white teeth, Raisha, smile a lot, and don't say anything unless you're asked.
Snatched from her home... Read more >
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Alexandra
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1987
Price: $5.50
For many generations, the men in Alexandra's family have been sponge divers -- first on the Greek island of Kalymnos and now in the Florida village of Tarpon Springs. Diving has always been considered a man's job by Alexandra's family -- dangerous and demanding. But when tragedy strikes, Alexandra decides to... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1987
Price: $5.50
For many generations, the men in Alexandra's family have been sponge divers -- first on the Greek island of Kalymnos and now in the Florida village of Tarpon Springs. Diving has always been considered a man's job by Alexandra's family -- dangerous and demanding. But when tragedy strikes, Alexandra decides to... Read more >
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $14.98
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... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $14.98
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... Read more >
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