| Karana is the daughter of the leader of the Ghalas-at. When her father is murdered by the Aleut hunters, her tribe sails away in the vast ocean, never to return again. Only, Karana was not on that ship. She was left behind with her brother. Soon, her brother dies, leaving Karana alone.
Karana must learn to survive on her own. She waits patiently, until the day her tribe will come back for her. As she explores deep into the island, she befriends a dog and named him Rontu. Soon, the Aleuts come back, and bring with them a girl Karana's age. Karan stays hidden until the girl finds her. But, the girl leaves without Karana. Month after month Karana waits. 18 years later, a ship comes to bring her to a mission. She learns her entire tribe was killed when the ship sank. She was the only Indian left. Karana died at the mission, and was buried there. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - stranded on island Main Character Gender - Female Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 () Island? Yes Island: - mean guy who wants to hunt/mutate - stranded - Pacific Islands Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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