Zia (novel)
The abandoned boat at the beach (English Zia ) is a novel by the American author Scott O'Dell youth book from the year 1976. This title is the continuation of the book Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Action
Zia has heard a lot about her aunt Karana, who lives on the Island of the Blue Dolphins for a long time. My firm will is to bring them back to the mainland, where Zia tribe lives in a Franciscan mission. To get to the island, use Zia and her brother Mando a whaling boat they found on the beach and have hidden and prepared in a lagoon. They do not make it to the island, but first be taken up by the whalers; they succeed, however, again to flee back to the mainland. A short time later, it creates an American captain to bring Karana, which then moves into the mission. Meanwhile, who lives in the Mission tribe has left this again, which is regarded by the Americans as a revolt. Zia, although it is not itself escaped, arrested as co-responsible and imprisoned, but freed by a Franciscan priest again. It succeeds the Franciscans while to settle the conflict between the Indians and Americans, but the discontent of the returning Indians is growing by the hardness and self-centeredness of the Head of Mission on. After something bad has happened with Karana, Zia flees with Rontu - Aru back to their former home village.
Expenditure
The bound edition was published in 1976 by Houghton Mifflin, of a paperback version followed at Laurel Leaf in 1978.
The novel was translated into German by Inge M. Artl and published in 1978 Benziger ( Germany ) and the Obelisk -Verlag ( Austria ). A licensed edition in paperback published by dtv junior, of which there were 15 editions until 1995 since 1981.
Awards
The book was written by the American Library Association ( ALA) in a selection list ( Notable Books ) was added and an award from the Child Study Association as A Children's Book of the Year 1978.
The German translation was awarded the Austrian Children's and Youth Book Prize. In addition, she was chosen by the German Academy for Children 's and Youth Literature, Volkach, Book of the Month.