The King's Fifth
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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The King's Fifth
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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| ISBN-13: | 9780618747832 |
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| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Publication date: | 09/04/2006 |
| Edition description: | 40th Anniversary Edition |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Sales rank: | 87,702 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.70(d) |
| Lexile: | 840L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 12 - 14 Years |
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