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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell

Start date: August 1, 2018

Finish date: August 31, 2018

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Oct 13, 2016 Allison boozy bookworm rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Can I be honest? I read this back in school, probably in 5th or 6th grade. (At least I think I did.) I just finished it at the age of 29 and I found myself fighting to get through it. When I started it in June, I was excited but I couldn't keep up the enthusiasm past a few chapters. It was incredibly boring. It just plodded along and didn't get better. How do middle grade children get through this book? I don't think it's a classic because it truly failed to engage me. The 2 stars are for the re ...more

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Aug 08, 2018 Shannon Lionheart rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: award-winners, 20th-century, to-avoid, newbery-winners, fiction, intermediate

It begins with the mention of seal hunting (seals were almost hunted out of existence) which I can not stand hurting animals and the other thing is has going against is that it is a survivalist story ( I read Hatchett) which does not appeal to me.

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