The author of the book is Scott O'Dell.He was born on May 23,1898-October 16,1989. He died because he had prostate cancer.He was 91 when he died.He lived by the ocean so he loved it a lot.He married Elizibeth Hall she also writes books.Scott O'Dell never had children. He was born in Los Angelas,California.His hobbies were outdoors by the ocean.He liked watching television,but not basketball.He is best known for the historical novel Island of the Blue Dolphins.He won the Newbery Medal. He was an annual runners-up for four other books.Scott O'Dell was originally born O'Dell Gabriel Scott. In World War Two he went in the U.S Navy.He wrote about non-fiction and fiction for adults and later on wrote books for children.He attended different collages.

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