Scott O'Dell (1898–1989)
Author of Island of the Blue Dolphins
About the Author
Series
Works by Scott O'Dell
Island of the Blue Dolphins / The Indian School / Soft Rain / The Sign of the Beaver (1996) 7 copies
The Newbery Award Library: Island of the Blue Dolphins/the Witch of Blackbird Pond/the Sign of the Beaver/One-Eyed… (1990) 6 copies
Captive, The 2 copies
Ich und Poseidon 2 copies
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain, Belle Prater's Boy, Wrinkle in Time,… (2000) 2 copies
The 200 1 copy
[(Thunder Rolling in the Mountains)] [By (author) Scott O'Dell] published on (September, 2010) 1 copy
Ich heiße nicht Angelika 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- O'Dell, Scott
- Legal name
- Scott, O'Dell Gabriel
- Birthdate
- 1898-05-23
- Date of death
- 1989-10-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Place of death
- Mount Kisco, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- prostate cancer
- Places of residence
- Waccabuc, New York, USA
San Pedro, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
Julian, California, USA - Education
- University of Wisconsin
Occidental College
Stanford University (BA|1921)
Sapienza Università di Roma - Occupations
- camera operator
technical director
children's book author
young adult writer
book columnist (Los Angeles Mirror)
book editor (Los Angeles Daily News) - Relationships
- Hall, Elizabeth (wife)
- Organizations
- United States Air Force
- Awards and honors
- Hans Christian Andersen Award (1972)
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (1985)
Regina Medal (1978)
The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion (1976)
John Newbery Medal (1961)
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Found: Island of blue dolphins read alike in Name that Book (September 2021)
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Statistics
- Works
- 55
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 34,209
- Popularity
- #555
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 480
- ISBNs
- 536
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 20