The King's Fifth
1st Edition
Published on 11. June 2020
277 pages
978-0-547-34968-8 (ISBN)
Description
Newbery Honor Book: A "stunning" historical novel of a teenager's journey from Spain to the New World in search of gold
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Kirkus Reviews).
Mapmaker Esteban de Sandoval is only seventeen years old, but he has experienced much adventure, traveling to the New World to hunt for gold with the Conquistadors. Whatever treasure they find, they were expected to give one-fifth of it to the king. But Esteban is accused of withholding the king's fifth-and of murder.
As he waits for his trial to begin, he recalls the experience of his journey: the men he sailed with, the young Native American girl who guided him-and the ways that it changed him-in this remarkable novel about Spanish colonialism by the author of such classics as Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Mapmaker Esteban de Sandoval is only seventeen years old, but he has experienced much adventure, traveling to the New World to hunt for gold with the Conquistadors. Whatever treasure they find, they were expected to give one-fifth of it to the king. But Esteban is accused of withholding the king's fifth-and of murder.
As he waits for his trial to begin, he recalls the experience of his journey: the men he sailed with, the young Native American girl who guided him-and the ways that it changed him-in this remarkable novel about Spanish colonialism by the author of such classics as Island of the Blue Dolphins.
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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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Maps
- Prologue
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- About the Author
