Sixteen-year-old Lucinda's isolation, enforced by her father's determination to shelter her from the barbarities of the twentieth century, is shattered when a visitor to her island home reveals the terrible truth about her father and his life.
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Lucinda lived like a princess on her father's private island off the coast of California, Isla del Oro. But she was really a prisoner, shut off from the world, never allowed off the island. Then Christopher Dawson, a young archeologist, came to the island and into her life. And Lucinda began to realize the horrifying truth about the island . . . and about her father.
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Scott O'Dell (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 The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
' The Spanish Smile' made me frown.,
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This review is from: Spanish Smile (Mass Market Paperback)
And it did. O'Dell has done much better. In Black Star,Bright Dawn, and in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Lucinda is a decent main character of the book, and her father is convingly crazy. But the story drags, and some parts aren't explained clearly enough for me to understand. Like, what does Chris Dawson look like anyway, other than the fact he has long hair? This guy is NEVER clearly described! And who in the world is that guy Lucinda is with on the cover!? That's right, I don't know who he is. And you never find out! It's ridiculous! It's too bad. I was hoping O'Dell had written a book with both entertaining and nice looking characters. Call me picky, but lately I've been reading so many books by him, where every guy sounds hideous to behold. Maybe he has a hard time making someone handsome? Anyway, try to ignore how easy-to-look at that guy is on the cover, 'cause you won't find out who he is. Guess he's just a model, making her look good. *shrug* The describing of the surroundings was good, the castle came accross as spooky and deserted, though people lived there. Well, I won't give away the climax of this "wonderful" story (there isn't one). Don't buy it. Borrow it from a library or something first.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Modestly appealing young adult fare,
This review is from: The Spanish Smile (Hardcover)
I'm a great admirer of O'Dell, and have read more than few of his books; this out-of-print title is a modestly successful historical piece set on a ficitious Pacific island off the Southwestern U.S. coast. It features a tyrannical father, an independent and resourceful heroine, two black mambas, lots of gold, and the usual winsome and authentic historical ambience that has made O'Dell so reliable. Worth grabbing if you can find it reasonably cheap.
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