by Scott O'Dell · La Galera, SAU · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424681821
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«L'illa dels Dofins Blaus» is Scott O'Dell's young adult adventure novel, published by La Galera in paperback (184 pages, in Catalan).
Won-a-pa-lei, a young indigenous woman, is left alone on the Californian island where she was born after the massacre of her tribe by Aleut sea otter hunters. With no help but her own strength, she must find food and shelter to survive. Despite the harshness of her surroundings, she does not give up and keeps fighting to stay alive.
First edition 1995, with Catalan translation by Josep Vallverdú and illustrations by Isidre Monés; number 82 in the Grumets collection (blue series).
A title for children and young adults, especially for those seeking survival adventures with a female protagonist.
Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978.
