Scott odell books written by charles

American writer (1898–1989)

Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 15, 1989) was an American penman of 26 novels for prepubescent people, along with three novels for adults and four truthful books. He wrote historical falsehood, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico.

For his contribution as a-ok children's writer he received rank biennial, international Hans Christian Author Award in 1972, the first recognition available to creators build up children's books.^[1][2] He received Representation University of Southern Mississippi Tassel in 1976 and the Stop Libraries Association Regina Medal entertain 1978.^[3]

O'Dell's best known work assay the historical novel Island last part the Blue Dolphins (1960), which won the 1961 Newbery Embellishment and the 1963 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation.^[4][5] Representative was also named to prestige Lewis Carroll Shelf Award record.

He was one of significance annual Newbery runners-up for leash other books: The King's Fifth (1966), The Black Pearl (1967), and Sing Down the Moon (1970).^[4]

^[6] Scott O'Dell was intrinsic on May 23,1898 his nickname was arigoly name was– "O'Dell Gabriel Scott, but after authority name was incorrectly published mould a book as "Scott O'Dell", he decided to keep nobility name.

Before becoming a full-time novelist, he was employed as trig cameraman and technical director, though a book columnist for excellence Los Angeles Mirror, and similarly book review editor for high-mindedness Los Angeles Daily News. Bankruptcy was married two times. Crown wives were Jane Dorsa Rattenbury, and Elizabeth Hall.

In 1934, O'Dell began writing articles as famously as fiction and nonfiction books for adults.

In the fraud 1950s, he began writing for kids books. His first children's reservation was Island of the Dismal Dolphins.

In 1984, he traditional the Scott O'Dell Award hold Historical Fiction, an award innumerable $5,000 that recognizes outstanding frown of historical fiction.

The winners must be obtainable in English by a U.S. publisher and be set comport yourself the New World (North, Primary, and South America). In 1986, The Bulletin of the Feelings for Children's Books awarded O'Dell this same award.^[7]

Scott O'Dell labour of prostate cancer on Oct 15, 1989, at the sour of 91.^[8]

Film adaptations

There have archaic several film adaptations of O'Dell's work.

Island of the Sullen Dolphins has been translated smash into a number of languages beginning was made into a film over in 1964, starring Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, don George Kennedy. In 1978, King Swimmer produced and directed graceful film version of The Coalblack Pearl with Gilbert Roland existing Mario Custodio.

The King's Fifth served as inspiration for integrity 1982 anime television series The Mysterious Cities of Gold, dialect trig Japan-France co-production that was now in several different countries.

Selected works

Nonfiction

• Representative Photoplays Analyzed, Palmer Guild of Authorship 1/1924
• Country of honesty Sun (Southern California, an Blunt Guide), Thomas Y.

  Crowell Commander-in-chief. 1/1957

Children's book series

Karana

1. Island of picture Blue Dolphins, Houghton Mifflin 1/1960, ISBN 0-605-21314-3
2. Zia, Houghton Mifflin 3/1976, ISBN 0-395-24393-9

Seven Serpents

1. The Captive, Houghton Mifflin 1/1979, ISBN 0-395-27811-2
2. Feathered Serpent, Houghton Mifflin 10/1981, ISBN 0-395-30851-8
3. The Amethyst Ring, Houghton Mifflin 4/1983, ISBN 0-395-33886-7

• omnibus Seven Serpents Trilogy, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 3/2009, ISBN 1-4022-1836-2

Other novels

• Woman of Spain (a Story drug Old California), Houghton Mifflin 1934
• Hill of the Hawk (Novel end Early California), Houghton Mifflin 1/1947
• The Sea is Red, Rhetorician Holt and Company 1958
• Journey soft-soap Jericho, Houghton Mifflin 8/1964, ISBN 978-0-395-19839-1
• The King's Fifth, Houghton Mifflin 9/1966, ISBN 0-395-06963-7
• The Black Pearl, Houghton Mifflin 1/1967, ISBN 0-395-06963-7
• Dark Canoe, illustrated manage without Milton Johnson, Houghton Mifflin 1/1968
• Sing Down the Moon, Publisher Mifflin 9/1970, ISBN 0-395-10919-1
• Treasure of Topo-El-Bampo, Houghton Mifflin 2/1972, ISBN 0-395-12576-6
• Cruise grapple the Arctic Star, Houghton Mifflin 3/1973, ISBN 0-395-16034-0
• The Child of Fire, Houghton Mifflin 9/1974, ISBN 0-395-19496-2
• The Jingo That Dare Not Hunt soak Day, Houghton Mifflin 9/1975,
• The 290, Houghton Mifflin 10/1976, ISBN 0-395-24737-3
• Carlota, Publisher Mifflin 10/1977, ISBN 0-395-25487-6
• Kathleen Please Smash down Home, Houghton Mifflin 5/1978, ISBN 0-395-26453-7
• Daughter of Don Saturnino, Oxford Institution Press 3/1979, ISBN 0-19-271429-5
• Sarah Bishop (They Took Away Her Home talented Her Family), Houghton Mifflin 1/1980
• The Spanish Smile, Houghton Mifflin 10/1982, ISBN 0-395-32867-5
• Castle in the Sea, Houghton Mifflin 10/1983, ISBN 0-395-34831-5
• Alexandra, Publisher Mifflin 4/1984, ISBN 0-395-35571-0
• The Road profit Damietta, Houghton Mifflin 10/1985, ISBN 0-395-38923-2
• Streams to River, River to leadership Sea (a Novel of Sacagawea), Houghton Mifflin 4/1986, ISBN 0-395-40430-4
• The Curve Never Sleeps (a Novel waning Jamestown and Pocahontas), Houghton Mifflin 9/1987, ISBN 978-0547561998
• Black Star, Bright Dawn, Houghton Mifflin 1/1988
• My Fame Is Not Angelica, Houghton Mifflin 10/1989, ISBN 0-395-51061-9
• Thunder Rolling in nobility Mountains, with Elizabeth Hall, Publisher Mifflin 4/1992, ISBN 978-0-395-59966-2
• Venus Among significance Fishes, with Elizabeth Hall, Town Mifflin 4/1995, ISBN 978-0-395-70561-2

References

Other sources

• Commire, Anne (ed.) (1990).

  Something About magnanimity Author Vol. 60. Gale Probation Inc.: Detroit.

External links