The Music of Dolphins

by

Karen Hesse

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.

Setting

The Music of Dolphins

when where

Cuba hospital

Plot Summary

Plane crash at age of 4

Mila has been taken away from her dolphin family

Mila has been taken to a hospital and learned to read and write

Mila meet Shay that is a girl locked in a room

Mila go’s to the house and learns to type and play the recorder

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

Mila and Shay moves to a house with the other doctors

Main Characters

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Doctor Tory

Shay

Doctor Beck

Mr. Aradondo

Sandy

Justin

Doctor Peach

Mila

Conflict /Resolution

Mila had a boat crash so Doctor Beck took Mila back to the ocean so Mila can be with her dolphin family.

Opinions

The book was exciting and full of adventure in the book. I felt like I was in the water.

Credits

Created by Erika Lane and Marina

Gray