The Music of Dolphins - Karen Hesse

She becomes famous when she is found on an deserted island near Florida. She has been raised by dolphins since she was four. The ones who found her, who took her in, gave her a name: Mila Researchers teach Mila how to talk and make music. Mila loves learning these things. This learning comes with a special price. Locked doors, walls, sadness, and on and on. But she must learn these things if she is to become human. It is hard for her, but she makes progress. Once Dr. Beck (A researcher) showed her a letter that was from the man they thought was her father. Mila was shaken at the idea, for she remembers nothing of this father. The subject was never brought up again.
One night, Mila discovers that her bedroom door is locked. She pounds her hands on the glass until her hands bleed. They are bandaged and Mila becomes very sick. Her longing too return home persists. It gets worse. There is hapiness from time to time, but it feels far, far away now. They tell Mila that she can return home when she knows the rules. This is not enough for her. Will she ever go home to the sea?

Adaline Falling Star - Mary Pope Osborne

Her name was Adaline. Her father was white, but her mother was from the Arapaho tribe*. She had two names. One was Adaline. The other one, the one her mother gave her, was falling star. When her mother died, she was sent to live with her cousins, all of which consider her a savage except for Caddie, the slave. One day Lilly (a cousin of Adaline's) goes a bit too far with her meanness. No, not a bit too far. A whole lot too far.
Lilly burned her bag to ashes. In it was all she had left of her mother, a carved dragonfly, an eagle feather, and a doll. To add to that, Her father didn't come back to her like he promised. It was all just too much for Adaline, so she ran away. On the way she meets a dog who slowly becomes a good and loyal friend. Will she ever find her father and finally go home?
This book is a realistic fiction, mixed with a whole lot of adventure. Enjoy!




*A Native American tribe. To learn more about the Arapaho tribe visit www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Arapaho