{"title":"California History (4-6)","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"island-of-the-blue-dolphins","title":"Island of the Blue Dolphins","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-77086d04-7fff-872d-9ec9-a3bc63079c41\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eIsland of the Blue Dolphins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e is the remarkable story of a strange and beautiful Indian girl who lives a serene and courageous life as the solitary survivor on a rocky island off the California coast.The island looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. 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The few that were left fled the island and sailed to the island of Santa Catalina in the east, but Karana, The Girl with the Long Black Hair, and Ramo, her brother, were left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-37e8a05d-7fff-e712-eb92-cf32fe39668d\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eScott O'Dell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Island of the Blue Dolphins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Road to Damietta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eSing Down the Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Black Pearl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beautiful Feet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46185096118438,"sku":"9780547328614","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/0174\/4550\/files\/Island_of_the_Blue_Scott_O_Dell_processed.jpg?v=1751406489"},{"product_id":"patty-reeds-doll","title":"Patty Reed's Doll","description":"\u003cp\u003eFascinating account of the Donner Party's ill-fated westward trek from the perspective of a doll which belongs to Patty Reed. 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