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    Zia
    Zia
    Zia
    Audiobook3 hours

    Zia

    Written by Scott O'Dell

    Narrated by Christina Moore

    3.5/5

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    For the millions of children around the world who loved The Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell continues the breathtaking story of Karana, a Native American woman stranded on an island off the coast of California. O'Dell mixes stirring drama with historical insights into 18th-century California Mission life to create an unforgettable sequel to a modern classic of children's literature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 20, 2014
    ISBN9781490639185
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    Scott O'Dell

    Scott O’Dell (1898–1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

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    • 5/5
      This is one of the best books but it really helps if you read The Island Of The Blue Dolphins.
    • 5/5
      Narration was great and so is this author. Thank you
    • 3/5
      Fourteen-year-old Zia has known for years about her aunt Karana, who was once left behind and has been living alone out on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Zia is determined to go out and find her aunt and bring her back to live with other Indians in Zia by author Scott O'Dell.Because I just revisited Island of the Blue Dolphins and only learned a few days ago of this novel following it, I was curious to find out what the story of Karana's niece is all about. However, I think it was only the glimpse into an unjust part of history that kept me interested in this second book: the depiction of people being forced to live and work at Christian missions as if for the sake of their souls.I can appreciate an understated writing style, but I'm finding that a plot itself really has to engross me (like in Sing Down the Moon) in order for this particular author's style not to be dull to me. Some parts of this story that got my attention came to anticlimactic ends, and it often felt like the plot didn't really have anywhere it needed to go. Although the children's classic that precedes this book isn't a personal favorite of mine, I do have respect for the heroine Karana, and though her appearance in this book is relatively brief, I suspect that a lot of people who love her story in the earlier book will find her role in this one to be a regretful, unsatisfying, and likely unnecessary addendum.I don't know if I'll try this author again in the future, but I'm not sorry I indulged my curiosity about this sequel.
    • 3/5
      Sequel to O’Dell’s Newbery Award winner, Island of the Blue Dolphins. Zia lives at the Mission Santa Barbara with her younger brother, Mando. They traveled to the mission after their mother and father had died. Zia has long heard stories about her Aunt Zarana who was left behind on the Island of the Blue Dolphins, her tribe’s ancestral home. Now she hopes to sail to the island and bring her Aunt back to live with them at the Mission.

      This was not so compelling a story as IotBD, but I still thought it was a good middle-grade book. Zia is a strong heroine – intelligent, resourceful, morally upright, true to herself, loyal and brave. I also liked the social history lesson O’Dell imparts, showing how the Spaniards, “gringos,” Mexicans and Catholic missionaries fought over control of the people and lands of California, without regard to the native population and their culture.

      I do have to comment on the cover of the edition I read. The young woman depicted is hardly recognizable as a Native American. Yet one more thing "stolen" from the natives - their very likeness.
    • 4/5
      Zia lives at the Mission, and wonders how her aunt is faring on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. It has been eighteen years since Karana was left behind, marooned on the island, and so Zia tries to find a way to visit her aunt on an island 60 miles away, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.While not as good as the original book, I did like Zia, and thought that the interactions amongst the priests, soldiers, and natives were handled well, not over-the-top, but not sugar-coated either. The author did convey how people treated each other almost 200 years ago. Worth reading.
    • 2/5
      It was boring. The first book was definitely better than this one. It does not have the same anticipation and climax as the first book. There are also a lot of information left out. I would love to know more about Zia but the book was more centered on Karana and how Zia felt about her. The title should have been "Karana". Mando was not even present most of the time. I only got to see him in several chapters. I would love to see the dynamics between Zia and Mando more. The book is not what I have expected.
    • 4/5
      Several years ago, I read, along with my young daughters, Island of the Blue Dolphins. I think it was one of the few Native American stories available about a woman. Karana was an excellent example of fortitude and bravery. Recently, while doing research I stumbled upon this sequel. It's important to understand that it is a completely different kind of book and if your looking for a continuation of Karana's world, you will be disappointed. Blue Dolphins was about a girl growing into a woman facing nature and finding her own way. Zia is about what happened to her people and how their way of life was obliterated.This story focuses on survival over the Southern California Missions and religious pressure imposed by the Spanish. Ultimately, Zia learns from her Aunt about true freedom, even when circumstances are out of your control. This was an excellent historical fiction and was very glad I found it.
    • 5/5
      This book is almost like the sequel to Island of Blue Dolphins. I recommend that you read Island of Blue Dolphins first. This is a great book.
    • 4/5
      Zia is the sequel to the Newbery-winning The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. If you have read and enjoyed that book, you’ll like Zia as well.Zia is Karana’s 14 year old niece, who desperately wants to find out what happened to her aunt. Along with her brother, she first heads out alone, but then realizes she will need help from others if she is to find her aunt on the island. Many of you already may know this, but these stories are based on real events. “It is based on the true story of Juana María, the “Lone Woman of San Nicolas,” a Nicoleño Indian marooned for 18 years on San Nicolas Island off the California coast.” (Wikipedia)This makes both stories so much more fascinating. Of course, it also helps that Scott O’Dell is such an amazing writer. In both books, he writes in first person as the female character. He really does a convincing job of it! I highly recommend both books as well as The Black Pearl, which I read earlier this year. I’d like to read more of O’Dell in the future, so if you can recommend another title, I’d appreciate it.