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Dolphins at Daybreak

  • 1997 first published
  • 72 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
  • 27 editions

Dolphins at Daybreak is a 1997 historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novella by Mary Pope Osborne. The story is set in West, U.S. and Südsee. Key subjects include magic, marine animals, riddles and tree houses.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 80 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 72 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

About Dolphins at Daybreak

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Marine animals
  • Riddles
  • Submarines, Ships
  • Tree houses
  • Time travel
  • Submarines
  • Magia
  • Acertijos
  • Fauna marina
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Submarinos
  • Cases en árboles
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Frontier and pioneer life

Quick answers

Who wrote Dolphins at Daybreak?

Dolphins at Daybreak was written by Mary Pope Osborne and first published in 1997.

What genre is Dolphins at Daybreak?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy and Time Travel.

How long is Dolphins at Daybreak?

The median edition has 72 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dolphins at Daybreak?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Breath of Snow and Ashes, The Fiery Cross and Servant of the Bones.

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