The Black Pearl by Scott O'dell

The Black Pearl by Scott O'dell

A Newbery Honor Book

From the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven.

Such a treasure is sure to bring great joy to the villagers of their tiny coastal town, and even greater renown to the Salazar name. No diver, not even the swaggering Gaspar Ruiz, has ever found a pearl like this!

But is there a price to pay for a prize so great? When a terrible tragedy strikes the village, old Luzon's warning about El Diablo returns to haunt Ramon. If El Diablo actually exists, it will take all Ramon's courage to face the winged creature waiting for him offshore.

Like the author's Newbery Medal-winning classic Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell's The Black Pearl is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage.

Occidental College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and the University of Rome were among his colleges. Before joining the US Air Force during WWII, he worked as a technical director for Paramount, a cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a book editor for a Los Angeles newspaper. He established the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction in 1981, after receiving multiple book honors. On October 15, 1989, he passed away.

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ISBN 13	9780547334004
ISBN 10	0547334001
Title	The Black Pearl
Author	Scott O'dell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2010-04-12
Number of pages	144
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