Scott O’Dell
(1898 - 1989)
Scott O’Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American author of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children’s novels are about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children’s writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children’s books. He received the The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978.
Bibliography
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960)
The story of an Indian girl named Karana who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast.
The Treasure of Topo-el-Bampo (1972)
When two burros are requisitioned to carry silver from the mines, they return to their village to save the people from starvation.
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