Book
The Black Pearl
by Scott O'Dell
- Published
- 1967
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 23678
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 980L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Sixteen-year-old Ramón discovers an enormous black pearl while diving off Baja California, but taking it from a hidden lagoon entangles him with local legend, greed, danger, and the feared Manta Diablo.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780547334004
Tags
Adventure-DangerAward Winners-Newbery HonorBehavior-Greed/SelfishnessLegendMexicoNatural Environments-Oceans/SeasPeople-TeenagersRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 3-5Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 6-8