The Black Pearl: A Newbery Honor Award Winner -- Scott O'Dell - Paperback

A 1968 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.

Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/12/2010
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780547334004
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 104 / Black Pearl