The Black Pearl
Readers rate it 3.6 (5 on Hardcover)
112 pages · Released May 11, 1999 · Yearling
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This Newbery Honor classic follows a young pearl diver's coming-of-age journey as he pursues a legendary black pearl. The story emphasizes courage, ambition, and learning from mistakes, with some tension around mythical danger and survival at sea. The writing is literary and contemplative rather than action-heavy, making it accessible to middle-grade readers while offering depth for older teens.
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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. 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.
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- Classics
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Fiction
- Native Americans
- Children
- Spanish
- Manta rays
- Juvenile fiction
- Coming of age
- Pearl divers
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ISBN 9780440228868 · Yearling