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Zia

Zia

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  • Author：Scott O'Dell
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Summary

In this sequel to the beloved Newbery Medal-winning classic Island of the Blue Dolphins， readers can learn what happened to Karana after she left the island。

For years， Zia has dreamt of going to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to find her aunt Karana， her dead mother's sister who was left alone on the island nearly twenty years earlier。 It's the reason Zia came to the Santa Barbara Mission in the first place。 The reason she braves the treacherous ocean waters again and again to rescue Karana。 But every time she tries， she fails。

Finally， Zia's aunt is brought to her。 Finally， her greatest dream has come true。 But sometimes the reality is not nearly as sweet as the dream。

Zia tells those facts so far as they are known from the point of view of a girl who has her own story to tell。

Like Island of the Blue Dolphins， Scott O'Dell's Zia is a gripping tale of survival， strength， and courage。

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Reviews

Jake Watmore ，

A-Z Challenge 2022。 ZThe next chapter in the Island of Blue Dolphins follows Zia， niece of Karana from the first book。 This one dives into the the colonialist ways of Spanish conquest， with the flavor and pros of Scott O'Dell， making it child friendly， but not dumbing things down。 Loved it。 A-Z Challenge 2022。 ZThe next chapter in the Island of Blue Dolphins follows Zia， niece of Karana from the first book。 This one dives into the the colonialist ways of Spanish conquest， with the flavor and pros of Scott O'Dell， making it child friendly， but not dumbing things down。 Loved it。 。。。more

Dina ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read Island of the Blue Dolphins as a kid， but only just found out there is a sequel。 I listened to the audiobook version。 In some ways I enjoyed Zia more than Island。 I felt that it had more emotion and I was interested in how Zia and others came to live at the Mission。 I felt bad that Karana could not fit in there after being alone for so long。 The one thing that irritated me about this book is that Karana's brother was never mentioned。 No one wondered what happened to him or tried to ask Ka I read Island of the Blue Dolphins as a kid， but only just found out there is a sequel。 I listened to the audiobook version。 In some ways I enjoyed Zia more than Island。 I felt that it had more emotion and I was interested in how Zia and others came to live at the Mission。 I felt bad that Karana could not fit in there after being alone for so long。 The one thing that irritated me about this book is that Karana's brother was never mentioned。 No one wondered what happened to him or tried to ask Karana about him。 I found that both strange and frustrating。 。。。more

Heather ，

BoringBoring boring boringThey find Karana and bring her back with themThey eat a lot of melonKatana gets sick and diesThat's the whole freaking book BoringBoring boring boringThey find Karana and bring her back with themThey eat a lot of melonKatana gets sick and diesThat's the whole freaking book 。。。more

Ronda ，

Not nearly as good as his other books。 I had a little trouble seeing the point of the story， honestly。 There were some moments that could have been exciting， but the tone of the story was really a bit monotonous and didn't hold my interest well。 Not nearly as good as his other books。 I had a little trouble seeing the point of the story， honestly。 There were some moments that could have been exciting， but the tone of the story was really a bit monotonous and didn't hold my interest well。 。。。more

Diabolical Duckling AKA Duck God ，

Remember reading this as a child and being sad by the way Zia is treated…when in reality the California missions did this and ten thousand more terrible things IRL。 Zia’s people， the Chumash and Tongva still survive due to their resilience in the face of colonizer bullshit and genocide。 FUCK THE SPANISH AND FUCK THE UNITED STATES TOO

jogi。johanna ，

Enttäuschend wenig "fortsetzung" vom vorherigen Buch。。。 Sonst aber ein schön geschriebener Roman mit etwas komischem und appruptem Ende。 Enttäuschend wenig "fortsetzung" vom vorherigen Buch。。。 Sonst aber ein schön geschriebener Roman mit etwas komischem und appruptem Ende。 。。。more

Erin ，

It is a worthwhile read for those of us who loved IOBD as kids， though I experienced it as disjointed。 I read it immediately after rereading IOBD。 There are several subplots that， even after finishing the book， feel irrelevant。 I am disappointed that a “sequel” to IOBD had so little character and family development。 I thought for sure that Zia’s relationship with her brother may somehow be paralleled to the first book， especially after she shares the well-known story of her aunt’s decision to ju It is a worthwhile read for those of us who loved IOBD as kids， though I experienced it as disjointed。 I read it immediately after rereading IOBD。 There are several subplots that， even after finishing the book， feel irrelevant。 I am disappointed that a “sequel” to IOBD had so little character and family development。 I thought for sure that Zia’s relationship with her brother may somehow be paralleled to the first book， especially after she shares the well-known story of her aunt’s decision to jump off of the ship and go to her brother。 I wanted to know more about Zia’s mother and grandmother， and what they thought happened to her uncle; perhaps I missed it， but it seemed as though Zia knew only one person had survived。 How would she know that？I’m glad I read it， because my curiosity is satisfied; however， my desires were not。 。。。more

Evie Hugg ，

GoodI liked reading the sequel。 Was not what I expected。 Wish it had more about Kareanna。 More about Mando。 But I enjoyed reading this book

Liza ，

This is a sad book。 What the Catholic missions did to the Zia’s people was wrong。 Trying to force God on people who have believed in another God for so long by making them slaves Is not good。 Showing love， working together like they did with the interim priest was so hopeful to see， but then he was taken away and Zia’s people were back to being slaves。 God is loving and caring and the priests were using fear instead。 Chapter 3: the book takes place in Mexico。 The word Grengos is used often in th This is a sad book。 What the Catholic missions did to the Zia’s people was wrong。 Trying to force God on people who have believed in another God for so long by making them slaves Is not good。 Showing love， working together like they did with the interim priest was so hopeful to see， but then he was taken away and Zia’s people were back to being slaves。 God is loving and caring and the priests were using fear instead。 Chapter 3: the book takes place in Mexico。 The word Grengos is used often in this chapter as a negative term referring to white Americans。 Chapter 4: Zia lies about her brothers age。 Chapter 17- she prayed to her god， white mans God， and more thinking that the more gods she prayed to the better。 Chapter 18 -she lies about being warm and having a good night and staying warm。 Chapter 27- Karana falls ill。 A medicine man comes and prays to his gods。 Zia goes and prays to the Virgin Mary through the Catholic Church。 。。。more

Andy ，

2。5

Bridget ，

This is an excellent sequel and great book for both kids and adults。 The missionaries/priests who helped colonize and essentially erase native cultures was horrifying。 The author didn't preach anything， we just discover the injustices through the experiences of the characters。 Beautifully written and very accessible。 This is an excellent sequel and great book for both kids and adults。 The missionaries/priests who helped colonize and essentially erase native cultures was horrifying。 The author didn't preach anything， we just discover the injustices through the experiences of the characters。 Beautifully written and very accessible。 。。。more

Scott Delgado ，

This was a nice sequel that came a good time after Island Of The Blue Dolphins。 It gives a nice story from a different perspective。 I think it actually has more action and stuff going on that its predecessor。

Kimberlee ，

This book is very different than its predecessor。 I am not sure what I expected。 It was hard to see the conflict as it seemed to just meander day to day。

Elaina ，

This is a good short book。 It was also slow for me to get through it。 So it took me longer than usual to finish this book because it didn't keep my interest。 I finished the book because I wanted to see if Zia was able to get her aunt Karana from the Island of the Blue Dolphins。 See how it all happened。These two books I would recommend for elementary kids and teenagers。 This is a good short book。 It was also slow for me to get through it。 So it took me longer than usual to finish this book because it didn't keep my interest。 I finished the book because I wanted to see if Zia was able to get her aunt Karana from the Island of the Blue Dolphins。 See how it all happened。These two books I would recommend for elementary kids and teenagers。 。。。more

Connie N。 ，

#2 in the Island of the Blue Dolphins duologyAfter the fascination of the first book， this was somewhat of a letdown。 This time we meet Zia， niece of Karana， the heroine of the previous book。 She was taken away from her home and brought to California， pretty much treated as slave labor at a mission there。 She has learned about her aunt and really wants to bring her to live with Zia and her brother。 When they find a boat， they set off to the island but have to turn around when they encounter prob #2 in the Island of the Blue Dolphins duologyAfter the fascination of the first book， this was somewhat of a letdown。 This time we meet Zia， niece of Karana， the heroine of the previous book。 She was taken away from her home and brought to California， pretty much treated as slave labor at a mission there。 She has learned about her aunt and really wants to bring her to live with Zia and her brother。 When they find a boat， they set off to the island but have to turn around when they encounter problems。 Finally， they "rescue" the aunt， but she has a hard time fitting in to the routine。 She doesn't know the language and doesn't understand the rules。 The book clearly points out that the "saved" people from the island ended up worse off than Karana， who was alone but lived the life she wanted。 This book didn't really keep my interest， although I found Zia to be an intelligent and thoughtful girl despite her situation。 It was short and seemed more like a political statement rather than a YA story。 。。。more

Andrea ，

Island of the Blue Dolphins was one of my favorite books when I was a child。 I have reread it dozens of times。 It wasn't until adulthood that I heard there was a sequel。 I eventually grabbed a copy via my school's Scholastic Book Fair and kept putting off reading it。 Until now。Perhaps I should have left well enough alone， because I was really disappointed。 I picked it up to read the same night I had just reread Island。 Perhaps that was a mistake。 It was jarring to suddenly have a lot of action a Island of the Blue Dolphins was one of my favorite books when I was a child。 I have reread it dozens of times。 It wasn't until adulthood that I heard there was a sequel。 I eventually grabbed a copy via my school's Scholastic Book Fair and kept putting off reading it。 Until now。Perhaps I should have left well enough alone， because I was really disappointed。 I picked it up to read the same night I had just reread Island。 Perhaps that was a mistake。 It was jarring to suddenly have a lot of action and characters and conversation。 I lost that sense of peace， calm， and connection。And even though I know Island is a fictional account， it was hard for me to wrap my head around Karana having a niece and nephew so eager to find her。 （So I figured this takes place within the year before they bring Karana back from the island。）It's an interesting piece of historical fiction that shows some of the mistreatment of Indians by whites and the problems of these Missions that were popping up to convert them to Christianity。 But I am not sure how historically accurate this story is。I may have liked the story better if it was not trying to be connected to Island。 I just didn't feel that at all。 But it could have been an entertaining enough adventure on its own。 And I probably would have enjoyed it more as a child than I did as an adult。 I know I'll revisit Island， but I'm not likely to return to Zia。I gave it 2。5 stars after going back and forth for a while。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Good for middle schoolers。 Strong female lead。 O'Dell treats the Mission system and its treatment of the indigenous people with a light touch suitable for the target reader。 Still it was more stark and realistic than anything I learned in grade school way back in the 50's。 Good for middle schoolers。 Strong female lead。 O'Dell treats the Mission system and its treatment of the indigenous people with a light touch suitable for the target reader。 Still it was more stark and realistic than anything I learned in grade school way back in the 50's。 。。。more

Shannon ，

Wasn't sure how this was going tie into Island of the Blue Dolphin but very much enjoyed the story and the connection to the first book。 Beautifully told。 Wasn't sure how this was going tie into Island of the Blue Dolphin but very much enjoyed the story and the connection to the first book。 Beautifully told。 。。。more

Lucia Israel ，

Great book， book one is still "The Bomb！！" Though！！ Great book， book one is still "The Bomb！！" Though！！ 。。。more

Rachel ，

Eh。 Not terrible， but there are a number of inconsistencies with the first book which I found annoying。 Perhaps I noticed them more having read the books so close together。 Sailing isn't my area of expertise， but the type of vessel Captain Nidever took to the island seems ridiculously inappropriate and farfetched。I would have liked an epilogue for Island of the Blue Dolphins as it ends rather abruptly， but it didn't need a sequel。 Sadly， the real woman， Juana Maria， only lived about seven weeks Eh。 Not terrible， but there are a number of inconsistencies with the first book which I found annoying。 Perhaps I noticed them more having read the books so close together。 Sailing isn't my area of expertise， but the type of vessel Captain Nidever took to the island seems ridiculously inappropriate and farfetched。I would have liked an epilogue for Island of the Blue Dolphins as it ends rather abruptly， but it didn't need a sequel。 Sadly， the real woman， Juana Maria， only lived about seven weeks after her rescue。 。。。more

Bookworm ，

Disappointing。。。didn't add anything to the first book， very boring， story didn't seem to have any point overall。 Disappointing。。。didn't add anything to the first book， very boring， story didn't seem to have any point overall。 。。。more

Lillian ，

In meinem Hinterkopf höre ich die Stimme meines 12-jährigen Ichs: „Ich habs dir ja gesagt！“Als ich Die Insel der blauen Delphine das erste Mal ausgelesen hatte， schenkten mir meine Eltern den zweiten Teil des Buches。 Voller Begeisterung begann ich zu lesen， brach aber nach dem ersten Kapitel wieder ab。 Über die Jahre versuchte ich mehrmals das Buch zu lesen， kam aber nie über die ersten zehn Seiten hinweg。 Nun habe ich es endlich einmal komplett gelesen und wünsche mir nichts so sehr， als dass i In meinem Hinterkopf höre ich die Stimme meines 12-jährigen Ichs: „Ich habs dir ja gesagt！“Als ich Die Insel der blauen Delphine das erste Mal ausgelesen hatte， schenkten mir meine Eltern den zweiten Teil des Buches。 Voller Begeisterung begann ich zu lesen， brach aber nach dem ersten Kapitel wieder ab。 Über die Jahre versuchte ich mehrmals das Buch zu lesen， kam aber nie über die ersten zehn Seiten hinweg。 Nun habe ich es endlich einmal komplett gelesen und wünsche mir nichts so sehr， als dass ich es nie in die Hand genommen hätte。 Alles was ich an Die Insel der blauen Delphine so gut finde， wird in diesem Buch umgekehrt， zunichte gemacht， entkräftet oder ersetzt。 Karana ist plötzlich eine alte， dumme， wunderliche Frau， die nichts zu sagen hat， anscheinend keine Fähigkeiten mehr besitzt und am Ende einfach stirbt。 Die neue Protagonistin Zia， zieht sich quasi ihre Haut an。 Übernimmt ihre Qualitäten， ihren Hund， ihre Mentalität tut aber nicht wirklich etwas dafür。 Das sehr prominente Thema der Religion， Missionierung und dem Glauben in diesem Buch war mir die ganze Zeit egal oder hat mich aktiv genervt。 Darüber hinaus ist der Titel des Buches wieder einmal so gewählt， dass er zwar einen Bezug im Buch hat， für die Geschichte aber alles in allem irrelevant ist und etwas verspricht， was vom Text nicht eingelöst wird。 Die plakative Sprache， die Klischees und die unoriginellen Handlungsstränge， die sich lustlos aneinanderreihen und nicht voneinander abhängig sind， machen den zweiten Teil dieser Reihe zu einem langweiligen Leseerlebnis。 Klar ist das Buch für ein anderes Lesealter gedacht als meines。 Trotzdem kann ich nicht umhin die gravierenden Unterschiede zum ersten Band zu bemerken， der mir so viel besser gefallen hat， nicht nur in der Handlung， sondern auch Erzählweise。 Ich habe lange überlegt， ob ich diesem Buch drei， zwei oder einen Stern geben soll。 Letztendlich kann ich， bis auf die kurzen Szenen mit Karana in der Höhle aber nichts finden， was mich überzeugt hätte， dem Buch mehr als einen Stern zu geben。 Schade， dass dieses Buch so eine magere Erscheinung ist。 Ich hoffe ich vergesse die Handlung schnell wieder und dass sich kein Dämpfer auf mein Lesevergnügen des ersten Buches gelegt hat， sollte ich es noch einmal in die Hand nehmen。 。。。more

Anneke Michaline ，

This was a sad end to the duet， and I wished I could have know the characters better。 It was a sparse story， but strong。 I felt genuine empathy toward both Zia and Karana。 It's not a favorite， but maybe one I'd revisit eventually。 This was a sad end to the duet， and I wished I could have know the characters better。 It was a sparse story， but strong。 I felt genuine empathy toward both Zia and Karana。 It's not a favorite， but maybe one I'd revisit eventually。 。。。more

Di Magnolia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A beautiful sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins。 It was powerful to see the parallel events leading to after the rescue。

Elizabeth ，

I enjoyed this sequel。 It was sad but realistic and I can respect that！ I think it was was well written as many if not all Scott O'Dell books are。 I enjoyed this sequel。 It was sad but realistic and I can respect that！ I think it was was well written as many if not all Scott O'Dell books are。 。。。more

Donna ，

Challenges: Shorty September 2021 （less than 200 pages） - Shorty Shorts （1， published in 70s/80s， 1976）; Reading Goal Posts/Stacking the Series 2021 - Priority One/Tier Two。 In this second book of O'Dell's duology， Karana's determined niece， Zia， is markedly instrumental in Karana's removal， along with her wolf dog。 from the Island of Blue Dolphins。 Set amid the conflicts between Spanish garrison soldiers， mission padres， and enslaved indigenous people， Zia negotiates several dangerous events in Challenges: Shorty September 2021 （less than 200 pages） - Shorty Shorts （1， published in 70s/80s， 1976）; Reading Goal Posts/Stacking the Series 2021 - Priority One/Tier Two。 In this second book of O'Dell's duology， Karana's determined niece， Zia， is markedly instrumental in Karana's removal， along with her wolf dog。 from the Island of Blue Dolphins。 Set amid the conflicts between Spanish garrison soldiers， mission padres， and enslaved indigenous people， Zia negotiates several dangerous events in order to survive while waiting to be united with Karana。 What happens once Karana joins the mission population is both heart-rending and life-changing for Zia。 A very touching and prize-worthy duology。 NOTE: The cover shows Zia with short hair， but she is described still having long hair in the book。 。。。more

Becky ，

This is the sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins and takes place about 18 years later。 Zia is the teenage niece of Karana， the young woman left behind on the island。 Zia always thinks of Karana and tries to find a way to go to the island and bring her back to live at the mission with the rest of their people。 She persuades the Captain and Father to go to the island and bring Karana and her dog Rontu-Aru back but Karana becomes ill and dies shortly afterward。 Even when she was with people again This is the sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins and takes place about 18 years later。 Zia is the teenage niece of Karana， the young woman left behind on the island。 Zia always thinks of Karana and tries to find a way to go to the island and bring her back to live at the mission with the rest of their people。 She persuades the Captain and Father to go to the island and bring Karana and her dog Rontu-Aru back but Karana becomes ill and dies shortly afterward。 Even when she was with people again she was still alone， they couldn’t communicate because the island language was lost and the others spoke Spanish。 Such a sad story and it’s true。 。。。more

Katt Hansen ，

Huh。Well， in keeping with books I loved or read or had read to me as a child， I found this book and decided to continue Karana's story from Island of the Blue Dolphins。 I wish I hadn't。Zia is Karana's niece who wants very much to go rescue her aunt from the Island of the Blue Dolphins。 At first I was all in， thinking this would be a fairly thrilling tale， and a chance to catch up with Karana and found out how she's been doing after all this time。（view spoiler）[Except the rescue attempt is only a Huh。Well， in keeping with books I loved or read or had read to me as a child， I found this book and decided to continue Karana's story from Island of the Blue Dolphins。 I wish I hadn't。Zia is Karana's niece who wants very much to go rescue her aunt from the Island of the Blue Dolphins。 At first I was all in， thinking this would be a fairly thrilling tale， and a chance to catch up with Karana and found out how she's been doing after all this time。（view spoiler）[Except the rescue attempt is only a tiny part of the book， then Zia wanders off， has other conversations with people， lives a very quiet life， is imprisoned and has mild adventures which never culminate in anything， and when Karana finally shows up， she dies without them ever learning how to communicate fully。 （hide spoiler）]I really feel like the author was told to write a sequel， had no ideas， and just pantsed the whole thing。 Over the course of a weekend。 Seriously， he gave up halfway through the book。I was very disappointed， and I honestly wish I hadn't read this。 I didn't like the Karana storyline， and Zia's own story ends just as it's getting started。 My advice？ If you love "Island of the Blue Dolphins"， leave this one alone。 There are some interesting aspects to it， but it's just not enough， especially given how things turn out。 。。。more

Kaitlyn Smith ，

Pulled on my heartstrings。

Euphemia Neipp ，

I never knew there was a second book to Island of the Blue Dolphins， and so when I saw this， I had to grab it！Zia is a 14 year old girl who lives in Santa Barbara with her "tribe" called the Mission。 She left her other "tribe" in the mountains， （ and I don't remember the exact reason） and was finally getting used to the new rules and even made friends。 One day， after a storm， Zia and her brother， Mando， were walking along the shore looking for clams， when the spotted a small sailing boat。 Zia a I never knew there was a second book to Island of the Blue Dolphins， and so when I saw this， I had to grab it！Zia is a 14 year old girl who lives in Santa Barbara with her "tribe" called the Mission。 She left her other "tribe" in the mountains， （ and I don't remember the exact reason） and was finally getting used to the new rules and even made friends。 One day， after a storm， Zia and her brother， Mando， were walking along the shore looking for clams， when the spotted a small sailing boat。 Zia and Mando decide to take it and put it somewhere safe。 They put a new sail on it， the name on the boat was named "Boston Boy" but they decided to rename it Island Girl。 Zia had heard tales of her aunt， Karana， who lived alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins。 Now that Zia and Mando had a new boat， they decided to go looking for her。 While out on the sea， they run into a big ship called the "Boston Boy。" Zia and Mando get taken aboard the ship and they now have duties as a kitchen worker （Zia） and a cabin boy （Mando）。 Zia gets tired of the work， though Mando is enjoying his work。 Zia gets Mando to come with her and escape。 They get back to the Mission， and now they have to re-plan their trip。。。 but something comes up and now Zia is accused of letting some of the people form the Mission escape。 She's now in prison， and has no way of getting to her aunt。 Or so she thought。。。I really enjoyed this book， though the grammar was a bit rough。 。。。more

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