false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171867014m/124245.jpg 124245 19 Old Salazar held the pearl to the light and tumed it around and around. He gave it to his son, who had found the pearl in the underwater cave of the lagoon. "You have in your hand the Pearl of the Universe, the Paragon of Pearls, the Great Pearl of Heaven!" he said. When the pearl merchants wouldn't meet his price, Blas Salazar presented the fabulous gem to the Madonna of the church of La Paz. "The House of Salazar shall be favored in heaven, now and forever," he proudly proclaimed and firmly believed. But there were others who believed a curse had surely been brought down upon Salazar and Son and their fleet, for the Manta Diablo, monster devilfish, would reclaim his treasure.And it was young Ramon who would have to undo the evil he had begun. 811487 1979 The Black Pearl (Newbery Honor Book) total:1015|5:163|4:302|3:395|2:132|1:23| 1015 3495 1217 69 3 2 false false Sat Jun 09 10:23:57 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 10:24:48 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 11:40:54 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 11:48:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Mar 17 13:58:31 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 13:59:19 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jun 21 20:09:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:12:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false true Fri Aug 01 17:38:07 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 17:38:46 -0700 2008 3 13 false false Sun Jul 12 07:56:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 08:04:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 21:39:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 23:50:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:39:54 -0700 2009
In this story Ramon, a 16 year old son of a wealthy Pearler, dreams of finding a gigantic black pearl. He wants to find the great "Pearl of H...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 19:43:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:23:48 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 19:43:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 15:51:34 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 19 11:16:56 -0800 2009 1
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I think I liked it better than Scott O'Dell's Eskimo-girl-dog-sled book though.]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:41:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:43:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 22:35:36 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 22:35:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 13:58:28 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 14:02:23 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:14:06 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:21:57 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 06:22:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 06:25:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 03:09:31 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 03:09:31 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=124245