Island of the Blue Dolphins

         Island of the Blue Dolphins was written by Scott O'Dell and won the Newbery Medal Award. It has no pictures, and was published in 1960 by Scott O'Dell. You can find the book at the Brookfield Public Library.
        Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a young Indian girl named Karana. She lives by herself on an island, the Island of the Blue Dolphins. This book is about how she survived on the island: fighting wild dogs, exploring, and hiding from her enemies, the Aleuts.
         My favorite part in Island of the Blue Dolphins is when the Aleuts come. There is a girl with them. One day, as the girl gathers food, she spots Karana. What will happen? Will Karana befriend the girl? Will a war break out? Find out in this book, Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Voyage on the Great Titanic

    Voyage on the Great Titanic was written by Ellen Emerson White. It has no illustrations except for the photos in the back of the book. It was published in 1998. You can get this book at the Brookfield Public Library. It is historical fiction.
     Voyage on the Great Titanic is the diary of Margaret Ann Brady, a  British passenger on the Titanic (Note: she is fiction). She lived at an orphanage until a wealthy American woman named Mrs. Carstairs was to be her guardian on the Titanic. Once she reached America, she would meet up with her brother, William. She was a survivor on the Carpathia and met her brother in America.
      My favorite part of the book is at the end. Margaret and William are on a train headed somewhere. All you know about their future is that they were going to get two cats the next day. What else will their future bring them? I don't know. I hope something good will happen but I will never know.