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Really Bad
I have got to say that is is one of the worst books I have ever read. I picked it to read off a summer reading list when i was 10 just because i liked the title. All it is, is a girl tries to save her brother when everyone is leaving their island, and they get left behiend. Spoiler ahead.
Island of the Blue Dolphins/Movie
I've always loved this movie; I guess the main reason is, I'm a big lover of dogs and when I first viewed Island of the Blue Dolphins, it was the dog (in it)which grabbed my interest. Maybe he reminded me of Walt Disney's Old Yeller; guitly as charged. Loved that mutt, too. At any rate..
Journey through the Island of the Blue Dolphins
This book offers an insight to the world of an Indian girl left to fend for herself on a deserted Island off the coast of California. She learns how to survive by going against her cultural traditions such as making weapons. She also had to learn survival techniques to be able to eat and take shelter. This was an interesting book and I would recommend it to students and teacher. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Fiction    4. Indians of North America    5. Islands    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Literature    8. People & Places - United States - Native American    9. Survival    10. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Native American   

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The Black Pearl
The book The Black Pearl has a very interesting story.This book takes place in La Paz, Baja California.In this book, Ramon wants to prove to his father, Blas Salazar, that he is just as good as Sevillano, Ramon's worst enemy and Ramon's father's best pearl diver, at pearl diving.Manta Diablo, the monster of the deep, guards "The Pearl of the Heavens," the ocean's biggest pearl, that Ramon wants to dive for.Ramon got "The Pearl of the Heavens" and brought back home.When Ramon tells his father about the pearl, his father gives it to the church.Luzum, an old Indian tells Ramon that he should give it back to the Manta Diablo because the monster will come after him.I recommend this book to both girls and boys who are at the age of thirteen and under because I don't think people over the age of thirteen would be interested in this book.I don't think that people over the age of thirteen would like the book because I don't it's exciting enough.Overall I thought this was a good book.

The Black Pearl! eerf yenom!
I read the book The Black Pearl by Scott O' Dell. It is about a boy named Ramon, whose father is a famous pearl dealer in La Paz. At sixteen, Ramon is accepted into his father's business. He is taught everything his father knows. In a few days, Ramon goes on his first pearl gathering trip with the famous pearl gatherer, Gaspar Ruiz. After this trip, they return home. Ramon then sneaksaway in Luzon's canoe, out and finds the famous Black Pearl, The Pearl of Heaven, hidden in the Manta Diablo's cave. Ramon then goes through many hardships, and starts to believe that him taking the pearl is what caused it all, but does not know how to fix it. Ramon is a young and good character. Ramon's father is a generous man. Ramon's mother and sistsers are not often used in the story. Gaspar Ruiz is a brave man and an excellent pearler, but an extreme braggart. Luzon is an Indian who believes in The Manta Diablo, who is a famous manta. The book is set in La Paz, Baja California. This is a fairly good book, seeming to be meant for people of the older kind.

Black Pearl
In The Black Pearl, Ramon a sixteen year old boy living in La Paz, where everyone believes in the Manta Diablo. He wants to be a pearl diver like his father. The Manta Diablo is said to be bigger than any ship they had, he had eyes shaped like a moon and seven of them.He also had seven rows of teeth that were as sharp as knifes. Old men would tell stories about him around fires and mothers would threaten their children that they would talk to him if they were naughty.When Ramon turns sixteen he starts to work with his father in the pearl business.At first he works behind a desk weighing pearls, but more than anything he wants to dive with pearls.His father won't teach him so he gets his friend Luzon to teach him how to dive.While he is diving he finds the Pearl of the Heaven.Luzon tells him to through the pearl back because it belongs to the Manta Diablo but he doesn't want to throw it back.He has to think for himself about what he wants to do.I thought the book was good.It had a slow start and didn't have very much action.Even so I like the story just not how it was written.I think that boys and girls under the age of twelve will like this book the best.I think that they would understand the story, how it is written and some of them would like it ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Baja California (Mexico)    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Pearl divers    8. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

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My first book review and it's a good one!
The character that I like the most was Bright Morning. She is the main character. Her job is to take the flock of sheep to the aspen grove so they can eat. I think she was really brave because she did something nobody else in her tribe ever did before.
The Navaho Trail of Tears
One morning, while Navaho fourteen year old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird are out in the fields of their home, Canyon de Chelly, tending sheep, they see strange men approaching. Before they can stop it, Bright Morning is kidnapped by the men, who turn out to be Spanish Slave-holders, and take her to a South-Western town, dominantly Mexican. She is sold as a slave to a Spanish speaking family, where she meets another slave, who can speak her language. Bright Morning tries desperately to find a way to get back to her people. The other slave imprisoned with her tells her the way, and Bright Morning is able to make a narrow escape back to her people. But when she returns, she finds her village under occupation of the "Long Knives", or American soldiers. After she is forsed into an arranged marriage with another Indian, Tall Boy, the Long Knives push the Navaho out of their land- and onto one of the most memorable events in American history- the Trail of Tears. Many all around her suffer and eventually die as they continue to walk on.
A review for Sing down the Moon
Sing down the moon was not such a bad book.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Historical - Other    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Historical - United States - General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People & Places - United States - Native American    10. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General   

Editorial Review

Most young girls' experiences never involve hunting bearded seals on the ice, even within the Alaskan Eskimo culture. In Scott O'Dell's gripping novel, Bright Dawn is an exception. In her father's eyes, she became his son's replacement ever since her brother drowned. When Bright Dawn is 18 years old, her father, recently injured, insists that she take his place in the Iditarod, the famous Alaskan dogsled race covering more than a thousand miles between Anchorage and Nome. Unflinching, yet trembling in her mukluks, she faces her challenge head-on.Read more

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Black Star, Bright Dawn and Scott O'Dell
Bright Dawn is a teenage Eskimo girl who loves dog sledding.One day when her father was preparing to race in the Iditarod, a 1,200 mile race, he got so injured that he couldn't race.Of course while Bright Dawn was sorry that her father was hurt, she was ecstatic that she would be taking his place.She comes across many dangers such as the bull moose, a vicious moose that attacks the human and the dogs on the team.Bright Dawn also makes some friends including Oteg, an experienced racer, and a girl that she saves who later ends up quitting.At the end of the race neither Bright Dawn nor her dogs were tired of running.With Black Star, Bright Dawn's favorite dog, in the lead, they set off for home.
The Only One!
Once there was a girl named Bright Dawn. Shesa very brave girl! Also a very cute,adorable little puppy. His name is Black Star,avery good puppy. You would love him. This puppy has a star right in the middile of his forhead. Bright Dawn's fathera powerful well raised man. Justlike his daughter. A big exciting thing came? Its the Iaitarod race. A youg man says...."Get set,go"
Black Star, Bright Dawn
Bright Dawn was a teenage Eskimo girl. The dog was Black Star, part husky but mostly wolf and they were best friends. They were going to race in the Iditarod together as a team because her father had been injured and couldn't go through with it. So she trains for the Iditarod and finally the day comes when It's tim to start. Along the way they never expected it to be as cold as it was, a bull moos, ice that could crack and splinter at any moment. By the time she was halfway through the race Bright Dawn was not only depending on Black Star for the race, but for her life.... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Eskimos    6. Fiction    7. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska    8. Juvenile fiction    9. Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports    10. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Emotions & Feelings   

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Eh....
I had to read this book for school.
Sarah Bishop and Scott O'Dell
Sarah Bishop is a young girl of 15 in New York during the Revolutionary times who loses her brother and father.She ends up roaming the country side alone, running from the "red coats".The "red coats" are British soldiers who are after Sarah.Sarah was accused of a crime involving the slashing of buckets that were used to put out fires.Sarah happened to come upon a knife used for this crime and, thinking that it was valuable, she picked it up.Sarah is later accused of witchcraft because her hair was short.She had sold her hair to the wig makers for extra money.Sarah has many adventures.Some are dangerous, some teach her important lessons, and others just get her into more trouble.Towards the end of the novel, Sarah realizes how much courage and bravery was needed for the things that she went through.She realized how she had developed from a young, arrogant girl, to a mature, older woman.
OKAY
I had to read this book for school and at first I thought it was okay than it got boring than exciting than boring. not one of the best books i have read but i thought it was average. but historical events aren't really my thing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. American Loyalists    4. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    5. Fiction    6. Historical - United States - Colonial    7. Survival    8. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods    9. Modern fiction   

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A Story of History
This book is the Story/History of William Tyndale and his journey to get everyone to read the Bible so that even the plowboy will know some versus.The main characters Uncle jack and Tom Barton , smugglers, make a deal to William Tyndale promising to sell these books in England while fulfiling all of their wants. Tyndale wants the Bible to reach everyone and TOm adn Jack want to become rich, but trouble seems to head their way around every corner. This book is enjoyable full of details you might not find in other books. I suggest this book to anyone who likes old english history or enjoys a story that keeps you till the end.

THE HAWK THAT DARE NOT HUNT BY DAY
This book is about William Tyndale getting Bibles to England in the sixteenth century. William Tyndale is a preacher who wants to bring Bibles over to England that everyone can buy. He accomplishes this by smuggling the Bibles he has translated and printed over in a ship called the Black Pearl. This story mainly focuses on the captain of the ship and his nephew who smuggle the Bibles for Tyndale. This story was slow to get going but was okay by the end. I would recommend it to people who like historical fiction.

Action, mystery, and suspense!
The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt By Day is an excellent book which I would love to read again.It is full of suspense and mystery.It is even based around somebody's actual life, the life of William Tyndale, the person whofirst translated The New Testament into English.The book is by ScottO'Dell, the writer of The Island of the Blue Dolphinsand many otherchildren's novels.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Historical - Europe    3. Religious - Christian    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Religious   

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Boring
i am a 7th grader and i had to read this book for my historical investegations class and now i have to write a report on it but i find it difficult because i never even paid attention when i was reading it. it is a very boring book and i got lost most of the time. i never got a good picture in my head about wat the scene looked like or anything. Like other people said they never discribe anything and edmund serenas brother dissapears from the book after like 2 pages. and i never knew if they had parents or anything.it was a horriable book and i do not recomend it.

Historically accurate but boring
A book that lacks a good story base. Reading through this book I have acknowledged that the Author knew the history, but I was bitterly unsatisfied in how the book skipped through time, as though he was in a race to get it done. What also was dissapointing was that it brought characters into the book totally out of the blue. Im an 8th grader and this was required reading.

Sorry, Scott O'Dell, this one was a slight flop
I found this book mildly interesting, and for me that's a waste of time. I read books that will give me a wild, deep, thoughtful, or sensitive ride. Thisbook did none of that. I appreciated the part where Serena threw away her magical ring, realising it was wrong to be at peace knowing SHE would be safe, while her poor companions could die. I read a different edition of the book, I don't know if it had the same illustrations, but I read a hardcover edition and there was a picture of Pocahontas for the second section that make her look UGLY, contradicting the amazing beauty the book talks about. The romance that developed between Serena and Thomas was rather undeveloped. I appreciated the insight about John Rolfe being torn because Pocahontas wasn't a believer, but I wish he had waited until she was. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult    2. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    5. Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings    6. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Emotions & Feelings   

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O.K. book about Indians fleeing their home
This book is an ok book.I did not find it very detailed.I would suggest to read this book if you're o.k. with lots of people dying and being scalped etc...It wasn't the best book I have read.It only lightly touches on the big details and gives a very boring afterward.It is easy to read, though and could be a useful reference to how cruel people have been to the poor Indians.If you want a book filled with excitement, this won't fill the bill.

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
I think that this book was suspenseful because when a chapter ended it always made you wonder what was going to happen next.I think that kids are age would enjoy reading it because they can relate to everything that is happening in the book, for example people can relate to the lose of a loved one which the girl in the story went through.This book was a page turner because when you finished a chapter and you put the book down you were thinking about what was going to happen next so you just kept reading and reading.

Awesome Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
This book was so cool. The characters were all very realistic. It talked about the revolutionary war. All in all this book was smokin' ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. Historical - United States - 19th Century    6. Indians of North America    7. Juvenile fiction    8. Nez Percâe Indians    9. People & Places - United States - Native American    10. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Native American   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Incas    6. Indians of Mexico    7. Indians of South America    8. Mayas   

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What a great book!!!!!
A thriteen yearold shoeshine girl named Sacagwea was out picking berrys when along comes the Minnetarees ,and took her sister and her to be slaves. Her sister escapes. She maries Captain Clark,and has a baby boy.Later on her husband and her go on a voyage then the boat tips over.Now they are stuck on a island ,now thats where the adventure begins. Now you read the rest of the book to know the ending .I reconmend you to read this book ,it is a great book!

A new view of a classic tale
In 1803, Lewis and Clark set out to explore the land known as the Louisiana Purchase.Although their expedition was very successful, it would have failed without their Indian guide Sacagawea.Poor Sacagawea often gets overlooked, but no longer.Now you can follow the expedition through the eyes of this remarkable young woman.
Interesting, but not all true
Streams to the River, River to the Sea: A Novel of Sacagawea, written by Scott O'Dell has 298 pages of exciting reading. Yet not all is true. This book is about the famous adventures of Lewis and Clark, but from Sacagawea's, their guide, point of view. Sacagawea was taken from her Indian tribe, the Shoshones, when she was about 12 years old. She became a slave for this new tribe, the Minnetarees, and was going to marry the chieftan's son. But after being saved by a frenchmen, she married him and became a guide for Lewis and Clark. There were many mishaps along the way. But some of this is not true. For instance, there is no written proof that Sacagawea fell in love with Clark. She may have liked him, but never as deeply as the book states. And, at the end, Lewis never gave her his dog. He kept Scannon (whose name could be Seamon for the handwriting in the journal was difficult to read) and took him back to St. Louis.
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Subjects:  1. (1804-1806)    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Historical - Exploration & Discoveries    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Indians of North America    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Lewis and Clark Expedition    10. Sacagawea    11. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    12. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Emotions & Feelings   

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OH MY GOD!!!
Ok, the beginning part was okay. When it starts talking about bravery of the runaways, I was excited, and kept reading the book. I enjoyed everything up to the last part: the crappy ending. What the hell is that, they all killed themselves? Sure, it gave them pride, for the ones who wanted to do it. Then again, the women who picked up their children to their deaths and Konje who convinced them too, terrified me!! What are they teaching you here?

"My Name Is Not Angelica" Erika
O'Dell,Scott.(1989).My Name Is Not Angelica"
My Name is not Angelica
This book is okay. I didn't get into the book right away, but otherwise it was good. Some main characters are, Raisha, Konje, Dondo, Mistress Jenna, and Master van Prok. The setting of the book is mostly placed on the isand of St. John, but at the beginning it is placed in Africa, the home of Raisha, Konje, and Dondo. The three friends are caught with many other Africans and brought onto a boat that takes them to St. John where they are all sold to plantation owners. Raisha is sold to the van Prok's along with her friends. Soon things get really bad. Slaves are running away, and Captain Dumont is called upon the people of St. John to make new laws so less slaves will run away. When Mistress Jenna tells Raisha, or Angelica, as Jenna calls her, to pack her bags Angelica decides to run away to Mary Point. When she finally gets to the camp she brings many small fish so the run-away slaves have something to eat. When Captain Dumont decides to turn to fighting the slaves jump off the cliff to their death, but Raisha can't, for she is carrying Konje's child. I think a major problem is that Raisha is stuck on the island and she believes there is no escape, even if she runs away. The resolution to the problem is simply that she runs away when Mistress Jenna tells her to pack. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blacks    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Historical - General    8. Historical - Other    9. Insurrections, etc.    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. People & Places - United States - African-American    12. Saint John    13. Slavery    14. Virgin Islands of the United States    15. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American   

Subjects:  1. 1182-1226    2. 476-1268    3. Biographical - European    4. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Fiction    7. Francis,    8. General    9. History    10. Italy    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Religious life    13. Saints    14. of Assisi, Saint,    15. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / General   

Reviews (5)

This was okay.....
This was the best book, but okay. My mom was reading it to me & my brothers @ night and yes, I often wondered what would happen next. It was about a tomboy, who was trying to be like her dead older brother. (if that makes sense) I wouldn't read it again, but it was worth reading. If u need something to read in a short time, this would be a good book for u.

Carlota
This was a good book, even though Scott O' Dell has written better books. I really don't know how to summarize it, except that this is a book about a tomboy Spanish girl. It's first point of view, and (very) good if you just want a quick read, or an easy book to do a book report on, like I did. ^_^

Disappointing.
It stinks. 'Nough said.This book drags and goes nowhere when you think it was starting to. Carlota doesn't even ride that "majestic stallion" anywhere. She rides some other horse, and the book just ends after she's just announced she's tooken over her fathers ranch (who just died).blah blah. Bland, nothing to it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Fiction    5. Girls & Women    6. Historical - United States - General    7. History    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. San Pasqual, Battle of, 1846    10. To 1846    11. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General   

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A very good tale of what gold thirst can make of a person!
I first heard of the book seeing that it was the original for the Japanese animation series "The Mysterous Cities of Gold" and so, of course, I always wished to read it. Most people who I know that turn to this book because of the series are very disappointed. I was not. Of course, this is much different. But if you forget MCOG and just read the book for the book itself, it is very good! It's point is different from the MCOG, which is a beautiful tale of adventure and friendship. The book isthe struggle of the hero with himself, his learning of himself, his overcoming himself in the great epidemic of gold thist. The whole book is situated in jail, where Esteban de Sandoval, a 16-year old cartograph of the Spanish Conquistadors Army, is waiting for his trial for not submitting the Royal fifth of the treasure they have found to the Spanish King. He recalls the journey in search of the Mysterious Cities of gold of Cibola, judges his companions and himself... His real trial is this recollection, not what is expecting him. Whatever the official judgement is, we discover what he did in the end, and how he passed his real trial. And for all the MCOG fans, certainly don't miss it!

Blood, Sweat, & Tears
For Grade 8 Language Arts class we are reading this book. It is set in the year 1541, the golden age of Spanish conquest in the Americas, or the "New Spain." Esteban de Sandoval, a young cartographer, was imprisoned after the failed expedition to the Seven Cities of Cibola. He was accused of hiding gold and not giving the share to the King of Spain, Charles V. However, another person, Don Felipe, also wants the share of the treasure and he wants Esteban to write a map for him. The gold is in such a large quantity, it was believed it took twelve mules to transport it. The story is told in a flashback and present pattern, where the author skips from Esteban writing in his journal what happened on the expedition to what is happening to Esteban while he was imprisoned in Vera Cruz, awaiting trial from the Royal Audencia. Esteban was part of a search party that was traveling to find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold. His party involves Mendoza, the leader, and Zia, the Indian guide, and a few other Spaniards, including a priest. The book contains many thrilling plots, from the death of the Spaniards, to final search and capture of the gold. This book also gives me unknown knowledge, things you wouldn't read in textbooks. For example, I never knew that a Native American could never ride a horse, as decreed by Hernando Cortes, known as Cortes' Law. The book also adds a brand new perspective to the stereotypical view of conquistadors. We thought they were savage barbarians, hell-bent on plundering cities and seizing gold, not people with humanity and emotion. This book shows the latter part of the conquistadors. In the concluding stage of the book, everyone in Esteban's expedition died except for himself and the Indian guide, Zia. However, Zia left him and Esteban was the only individual in possession of the gold. He could have taken it and become so rich, the King would have to fear him. Instead, he dumped all the gold into a deep chasm, lost forever to the Spaniards. Esteban saw all his fellow countrymen who died just for gold, and he saw the pointlessness of wealth and importance of human life. In fact, in the very ending part of the book, his jailer and the fortress commander both came forward asking Esteban to lead them to the lost treasure. The commander even offered Esteban freedom. However, Esteban didn't want more people losing their lives for something worthless, like what the Indians of Cibola told him, so he rejected both of their offers. Readers interested in adventure and historical fiction will find this book captivating and powerful, and some may find it even tragic. I chose this book by pure coincidence. I was requesting to read another book, and my LA teacher recommended me to this book, and he said it's very interesting. I was skeptical, but I tried it out. After a few days and two hundred pages later, I refused to set the book down. What I loved about the book is how Esteban came from a na�ve boy to a conquistador, and to the final stage in which how he became a mature man and understood the real value of life. Esteban truly experienced blood, sweat, and tears.

The King's Fifth
This critique is for my seventh grade language arts class.The King's Fifth is a unique book.However, on a scale from 1 to 5 I would only give 3 stars, because there's no realy story line.There's also not that much creativity used in this piece of work.For the most part it's grammatically correct and contains great voice through the dialogues.However, it does provide historical information and facts with a historical theme.Although I don't prefer this genre of book, others would.I recommend it to you if you like to read for information or like slower story lines.But, if you are like me and prefer faster action and suspense then you probably wouldn't like this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Boys / Men    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Historical - Europe    6. Historical - Exploration & Discoveries    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe   

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WORST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!
HOW CAN YOU PEOPLE LIKE THIS GARBAGE! FIRST OF ALL IT HAS NO CHAPTER TITLES SO YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU ARE READING ABOUT. THE PLOT IS HORRIBLE. SAME AS ALL OF THIS HORRIBLE AUTHOR'S OTHER BOOKS. A TRAGEDY HAPPENS AND THE MAIN CHARACTER GETS STRANDED ON AN ISLAND. HOW CREATIVE. THIS BOOK IS AWFUL. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS GOD AWFUL. I THINK THAT THIS BOOK IS THE WORST BOOK EVER WRITTEN.ANYONE WHO LIKES THIS IS MENTALLY INSANE.

Review thingy
Okay so this was like a really good book. Well actually it was awesome! Its full of lies, shipwrecks, slavery, action, and sacrifice! It even has a hint of romance between the main character and this native girl who teaches him that everyone doesn't have to have the same religion to get along. AAAWWW! How cute!
Awesome
That was like the worst book I ever read. Just kiddin'. You probably could tell by the five stars. The captive is an exciting story. The end is the best part. I don't want to give it away though. I read this book in class and it is the best book I have ever read in a class. Lies, shipwrecks, and more lies. This book has everything. Spaniards are traveling on a ship to teach natives Christian. A certain priest is a little corrupt though. Will some natives die before even knowing who Jesus is? You'll have to read yourself. DMS(James L. Day Middle School) rocks! Way better than Muirland Middle School!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Conquest, 1519-1540    4. Fiction    5. Historical - Ancient Civilizations    6. History    7. Indians of Mexico    8. Mayas    9. Mexico    10. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Ancient Civilizations   

Subjects:  1. Arctic Star (Offshore cruiser)    2. California    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Description and travel    5. Juvenile literature    6. Northwest coast of North Ameri    7. Voyages and travels   

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Historia impactante
I read this book when I was 8, and 30 years after I look it for my sons. It?s a fascinating and deep story where they will learn to take care our world. And maybe, 30 years after today, they will look it for my grandsons...

book about indians and hunters who hunt animals in the sea.
Its about a tribe of indians and a young girl who live on an ialand,and animals who live in the sea.And also about people who hunt and catch these animals to live and survive. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Historical - General    4. Spanish: Grades 4-7   

Reviews (9)

ONE OF THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ BEFORE!!!
This book is very good, I have recomended Child of the Wolves (also by Elizabeth Hall) to my friend and she found out this other book in the libaray. She read it in a concert, (nauty nauty) but it was truely very good. It's the way Elizabeth Hall makes you think you are a part of the book or how she can express an animal's feelings.
A glance at another world
As a young child, I fell in love with the vivid images in this book, the bright colors of the undersea world between the pages. For children, 'Venus' offers a look at another world, with different values, morals, and priorities. Now, years later, I still have it, and still enjoy going back and reading it. I highly suggest this, especially for children who show even a slight interest in dolphins, or the ocean in general.

Venus among the fishes
As a second grade teacher I am always looking for books to read to my class that can help them relate to the subject I am currently teaching.When looking for a book to read during our ocean unit I came across Venus Among the Fishes.My kids love it.When I stop reading for the day they beg me to continue.I warn the kids that several parts are sad and often I find my kids crying along with me.I have recommended this book to several co-workers and they have all thanked me. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Fishes    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Dolphins    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Fishes   

Reviews (2)

The 290 (A great book)
Summary: This story is about a man named William Bromley who is an architect, and recently built a ship named the 290 that he fell in love with at the very beginning. Unexpectedly, on the opening day for the 290, it was taken over, and brought out to sea. William decided to sail with the crew, and the trip was on!
Too bad it's out of print!
This book told the story of the CSS Alabama and the USS Kearsarge.I read it growing up and have never been able to find it since.If you can find it, read it--it is a good read and a good history lesson on the naval tactics employed during the Civil War. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Babies & Toddlers