What children's novel told the story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleno Native American that was left alone on San Nicolas Island?
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Juana Maria Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native American woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California from 1835 until her discovery in 1853. Scott O'Dell's award-winning children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins" (1960) was inspired by her story.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel written by Scott O'Dell and tells the story of a young girl stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century.
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Secrets at Sea Secrets at Sea is a 2011 children's novel written by Newbery medalist Richard Peck and illustrated by award-winning artist Kelly Murphy. It is a tale of a family of mice stowaways on an adventurous ship's journey, set in the late 19th Century.
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The Islands of the Blessed The Islands of the Blessed is a fantasy novel for children, written by Nancy Farmer and published by Atheneum in 2009. It is the third, and so far the last, in the Sea of Trolls series, which is named for its first book (2004).
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O mar na Lajinha O mar na Lajinha, also as No mar da Lajinha (Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: "U mar na Lajinha", "Nu mar da Lajinha") is a Capeverdean novel published in 2004 by Germano Almeida. The story is about a group of people meeting regularly for a swim at the Lajinha beach on the island of São Vicente.
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The Midwife's Apprentice The Midwife's Apprentice is a children's novel by Karen Cushman. It tells of how a homeless girl becomes a midwife's apprentice—and establishes a name and a place in the world, and learns to hope and overcome failure. This novel won the John Newbery Medal in 1996.
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The Cay The Cay is a children's novel written by Theodore Taylor. It was published in 1969.
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Little House in the Big Woods Little House in the Big Woods is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper in 1932 (reviewed in June). It was Wilder's first book published and it inaugurated her "Little House" series. It is based on memories of her early childhood in the Big Woods near Pepin, Wisconsin, in the early 1870s.
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Tucket's Ride Tucket's Ride is the third novel in "The Tucket Adventures" by Gary Paulsen. Now two years after Francis Tucket was abducted by the Pawnee and then saved by the Mountain Man Jason Grimes. He is now trying to get to Oregon via Mexico and gets tangled with armies pursuing the Mexican War. It was published in 1997 by Delacorte Press.
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Christopher Unborn Christopher Unborn (Spanish: Cristóbal Nonato ) is the tenth novel by the Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. Originally published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica in 1987, the first U.S. edition was published in 1989 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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The Tale of Despereaux The Tale of Despereaux is a 2003 fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats. The novel is divided into four "books" and ends with a coda. Each "book" tells the story from a different character's or group of characters' perspective: Despereaux, Roscuro, Miggery Sow, and finally all of them combined. The book won the 2004 Newbery Medal award.
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No Talking No Talking is a 2007 children's novel written by Andrew Clements.
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Maya's Notebook Maya's Notebook (Spanish: "El cuaderno de Maya" , 2011) is a Spanish-language novel by the Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende, published by Plaza & Janés in June 2011. It depicts Maya Vidal, a young adult from Berkeley, California who travels to Chiloé, a region in Chile. While staying in Chiloé, Maya writes in a notebook, describing both her current life in Chiloé and her past in California, Oregon, and Nevada.
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The Ghost Drum The Ghost Drum is a children's fantasy novel by Susan Price, published by Faber in 1987, and the first book in the Ghost World trilogy (1987 to 1995). It is an original fairy tale using elements from Russian history and Russian folklore. Like many traditional tales it is full of cruelty, violence and sudden death.
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Anna Lee Waldo Anna Lee Waldo is an American historical fiction author. She is most noted for her novel "Sacajawea".
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Going Home (Peyton novel) Going Home is a children's novel by K. M. Peyton. It was first published in 1982.
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Nostromo Nostromo (full title "Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard") is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of "Costaguana". It was originally published serially in two volumes of "T.P.'s Weekly".
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Sab (novel) Sab is a novel written by Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda in 1841 and published in Madrid. In the story, Sab, a mulato slave—who is in love with Carlota, the white daughter of his master—is the main character. The pain and struggle of his secret passion for Carlota leads Sab to his own death, which occurs in the same hour as Carlota's wedding with Enrique Otway. The novel was first published in Cuba in 1914.
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On Tatay's Boat On Tatay's Boat is a children's storybook by Cey Enriquez. It is about a boy who joins his father on a fishing trip. Tatay teaches his son great life lessons about respect for nature, the values of friendship, and the difference little acts of goodness can make – through his stories about his underwater friends.
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Runaway Papoose Runaway Papoose is a children's novel by Grace Moon. It is a contemporary story of Native American children from the southwestern United States. Illustrated by the author's husband, Carl Moon, the novel was first published in 1928 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1929.
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L (novel) L is a novel written by the Norwegian writer Erlend Loe. It is about a group of young men who go on an expedition to the small island Manuae in the Pacific Ocean. It was published in 1999, and was a big success.
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Chloe Gartner Chloe Gartner (21 March 1916 – 8 August 2003) was an American novelist; her full married name was Chloe Maria Gartner Trimble. Born in Troy, Kansas, Gartner grew up mostly in Texas, then relocated to the [[Bay AShe also lived in [[Kentfield, California]] for a period of time with her daughter. Gartner was once a full-time assistant to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]'s [[Stanton Delaplane]]. Educated at the [[University of California]] and the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]], Gartner made the history of the Middle Ages her area of expertise. In 1938 Gartner had a one-act play entitled "Perchance to Dream" published by [[Samuel French]] and also had her first [[short story]]: "Giuseppe Goes Home", published, the latter appearing in the "[[Prairie Schooner]]". From 1960 Gartner had several novels with historical backgrounds published, as listed below: