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1) Zia
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Indian girl, Zia, caught between the traditional world of her mother and the present world of the Mission, is helped by her aunt Karana, whose story was told in "The Island of the Blue Dolphins."
2) Carlota
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl relates her feelings and experiences as a participant in the battle of San Pasqual during the last days of the war between the Californians and Americans.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Description
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 is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Children's Special Topics: Books About Indigenous People in the U.S.
Formats
Description
A young Navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to Fort Sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers.
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