Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness -- how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy? But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one -- he is a coward, without aficion, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?Maia Wojciechowska's family fled Poland after WWII and eventually settled in the United States. Before turning to literature, she worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a bullfighter. Ernest Hemingway believed she knew more about bullfighting than any other woman, and she was a friend of his.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416933953 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416933956 |
| Title | Shadow of a Bull |
| Author | Maia Wojciechowska |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2007-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Winner of Newbery Medal (Children's) 1965 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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