The Music of Dolphins

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The Music of Dolphins
by
Karen Hesse
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Author information
Karen Hesse won a award for Out of the Dust,of
the 1998 Newbery Medal.Karen was a winner for the
Young Adults and The Music of Dolphins.Karen
Hesse lives with her family in Brattleboro ,
Vermont.
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Setting
The Music of Dolphins
when
where
Cuba
hospital
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Plot Summary
Plane crash at age of 4
Mila has been taken away from her dolphin family
Mila meet Shay that is a girl locked in a room
Mila has been taken to a hospital and learned to
read and write
Mila gos to the house and learns to type and
play the recorder
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Mila and Shay moves to a house with the other
doctors
The government take Shay to some where else
Mila wants to go back to sea
Justin takes Mila to the ocean so she can be with
her dolphin family
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Main Characters
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Mila
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Shay
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Justin
Sandy
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Doctor Beck
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Doctor Peach
Doctor Tory
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Mr. Aradondo
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Conflict /Resolution
Mila had a boat crash so Doctor Beck took Mila
back to the ocean so Mila can be with her
dolphin family.
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Opinions
The book was exciting and full of adventure in
the book. I felt like I was in the water.
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Credits
Created by Erika Lane and Marina Gray