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"Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell, Chapters 1–9

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Karana's people have left her behind on the island where she was born. Now she must learn to survive while contending with fearsome wild dogs, an unforgiving landscape, and her own loneliness.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–9, Chapters 10–19, Chapter 20–Afterword
intruder
The rest were concealed among the rocks at the foot of the trail, ready to attack the intruders should they prove unfriendly.
parley
“I come in peace and wish to parley,” he said to the men on the shore.
befall
The Aleuts also watched our village, otherwise they would not have known about the good fortune which befell us soon after they came.
pelt
It was these creatures that the Aleuts hunted for their pelts.
carcass
In the morning the beach would be strewn with carcasses, and the waves red with blood.
surge
They drew knives from their belts and as our warriors rushed upon them the two lines surged back and forth along the beach.
fateful
When the fateful day had dawned, the tribe numbered forty-two men, counting those who were too old to fight.
abound
The women, who were never asked to do more than stay at home, cook food, and make clothing, now must take the place of the men and face the dangers which abound beyond the village.
portion
Kimki portioned work for each one in the tribe, giving Ulape and me the task of gathering abalones.
abalone
Kimki portioned work for each one in the tribe, giving Ulape and me the task of gathering abalones.
decree
There was much trouble over this until Kimki decreed that the work would again be divided — henceforth the men would hunt and the women harvest.
ample
Since there was already ample food to last through the winter, it no longer mattered who hunted.
awl
Three fine needles of whalebone, an awl for making holes, a good stone knife for scraping hides, two cooking pots, and a small box made from a shell with many earrings in it.
nettle
“But first you must become a man. As is the custom, therefore, I will have to whip you with a switch of nettles and then tie you to a red-ant hill.”
rite
He had seen the rites of manhood given in our tribe and remembered them.

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