WRITER

Scott O'Dell

1898 - 1989

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Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 15, 1989) was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott O'Dell has received more than 276,536 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott O'Dell is the 5,440th most popular writer (down from 4,927th in 2019), the 8,044th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,282nd in 2019) and the 625th most popular American Writer.

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  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Fiction, Indians of North America, Islands
Story of a young girl abandoned on a small island by her family and her village, and of her fight for survival. The incredible courage, determination and strength of this girl is showcased throughout as she learns to do the things that only the men of her tribe did before, and battles not only the hunters who frequent the island, but also her desperate loneliness as well... Excellent read for kids 11 and older.
1960
Zia
Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, Indians of North America in fiction
A young Indian girl, Zia, caught between the traditional world of her mother and the present world of the Mission, is helped by her aunt Karana whose story was told in the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
1976
The Black Pearl
Manta rays, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
1967
The cruise of the Arctic Star
Arctic Star (Offshore Cruiser), Description and travel, Juvenile literature
1973
Streams to the river, river to the sea
Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
1986
Sing Down the Moon
Fiction, Navajo Indians, Indians of North America
The Spanish slavers came first, later the soldiers forced the Navajos of the Canyon to join their Indian brothers on the devastation long march to Fort Sumner; through the eyes of Bright Morning, a young Navajo girl, we see what can happen to human beings when they are uprooted from the life they know
1970

Page views of Scott O'Dells by language

Over the past year Scott O'Dell has had the most page views in the with 25,940 views, followed by German (3,059), and French (2,130). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (94.08%), Southern Azerbaijani (48.32%), and Arabic (46.77%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott O'Dell ranks 5,440 out of 7,302. Before him are Tomás António Gonzaga, Isabel Briggs Myers, Joseph Jacobs, Richard Hoggart, Jan Lechoń, and Christopher Paolini. After him are Ádám Bodor, Aquilino Ribeiro, Milan Rúfus, Lukas Moodysson, Kate Atkinson, and John Antoine Nau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Scott O'Dell ranks 241. Before him are Charles Bouvier, Gregor Wentzel, Ferreira de Castro, Leonard Howell, Zinaida Yermolyeva, and Maria Klenova. After him are Fedde Schurer, Petar Gabrovski, Blind Willie McTell, Carl Johnson, Mario Mattoli, and John Loder. Among people deceased in 1989, Scott O'Dell ranks 240. Before him are Ewan MacColl, Birago Diop, Richard Rado, László Papp, Willibald Kreß, and Federico Saiz. After him are Fernando Martín Espina, Lynn Bari, Lee Calhoun, Jean Despeaux, Ansa Ikonen, and Virgil Thomson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 8,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Heather O'Rourke (1975), Larry Williams (1935), Walton Goggins (1971), Christopher Paolini (1983), and Theda Skocpol (1947). After him are Bobby Heenan (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), Johnny Mandel (1925), Gwen Verdon (1925), Edward Ruscha (1937), and Jeremiah S. Black (1810).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 625. Before him are Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Nancy Kress (1948), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Christopher Paolini (1983). After him are John Antoine Nau (1860), John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), and Amy Tan (1952).

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