Kayla's+Summary+of+Island+of+the+Blue+Dolphins

In the book Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell, there is a young girl named Won-a-pa-lei, though the name that holds her magic power is Karana. Won-a-pa-lei wants nothing more than to live a full life with her tribe. Butt her dreams are shattered when the tribe decides to leave upon the death of the chief, who is her beloved father. She is left behind when the boat leaves. Unsure of how to survive alone, she bonds with the animals of the island. She has heard the tribe's tales of woman who's weapons break when their lives are in danger. Won-a-pa-lei must decide between the shadows of her old tribe, and survival.