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The Pearl

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Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security....

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Series Title

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Call Number

823 STE t

Publisher

USA : Penguin Group., 1945

Collation

90 p. ; 19 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780140177374

Classification

800

Content Type

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Media Type

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Carrier Type

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Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

Novel
Literary Fiction

Specific Detail Info

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Statement of Responsibility

John Steinbeck

Other Information

Level

Middle School

Book Segment

Reading for pleasure

Reading Level

Connecting

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