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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.

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.
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.
Ramon Salazar knows someday he will become a partner with his father, pearling the waters of Baja California. But now, at sixteen, he is more excited to begin pearling on his own. He dreams of finding the great pearl: the magnificant Pearl of Heaven. This pearl would make him a very rich man. But what Ramon doesn't realize is that the pearl would reshape his life in other ways, too. Ways he can't imagine. As part of the O'Dell extravaganza, this Newbery Honor book will be published in a beautiful new paperback edition. Filled with adventure and suspense, this is another classic that will live on in the hearts and minds of young readers for generations to come.
"Reverberates with proud admiration ot the courage of the human spirit."
The O'Dell extravaganza of 2010 continues with The Black Pearl!