The King's Fifth: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Description

While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors. "The writing is subtly beautiful, often moving, and says more than may be caught in one reading." -- Horn Book

Product Details

Price

$15.99 $14.87

Publisher

Clarion Books

Publish Date

September 01, 2006

Pages

272

Dimensions

5.1 X 7.6 X 0.8 inches | 0.45 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780618747832

BISAC Categories:

Historical - Europe

Boys & Men

Fantasy - Historical

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About the Author

Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.