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Clarion Books, 2006-01-09

King's Fifth: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

King's Fifth: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Scott O'Dell, Author

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9780618747832

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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.
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In a voice layered with irony and introspection, a young mapmaker recalls an expedition fueled by greed. This historical narrative reveals the cost of conquest and the longing for truth, purpose, and redemption.

Keywords and Themes: Boys & Men • Coming of Age • Europe • Exploration • Fantasy • General (see also headings under Family) • Girls & Women • Greed • Historical • History • Honor • Irony • Justice • Medieval • Perspective • Purpose • Redemption • Romance • Self-Discovery • Social Themes • Young Adult Fiction

Readability • 6.5

Age Range • 12-0

Pages • 272

Subjects • Discovery and exploration • Southwest • New

Categories • Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe • Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Historical • Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women • Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Medieval • Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family) • Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Romance • Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Historical

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
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