The Black Pearl (Newberry Honor Book)

The Black Pearl (Newberry Honor Book)
by Scott O'Dell

The Black Pearl  (Newberry Honor Book)
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Author: Scott O'Dell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-02-01
ISBN: 0440411467
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Yearling

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Summary: 1 Stars

The book The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell is a brief and very slow book. It is incredibly dull and hard to read without dying of boredom. It takes place in a modern day town in California, called La Paz. La Paz is in Baja California, In Baja, pearling is a big industry, and is an important part of their economy. Although La Paz is Spanish speaking, the author doesn't take time to describe to the reader about their culture. The Main character in this book is a sixteen-year-old boy named Ramon Salazar. Ramon is special because he is one of the two people that have ever seen the Black Pearl! (Don't get exited.) La Paz is in Baja California, In Baja, pearling is a big industry, and is an important part of their economy. The reason that Ramon starts to look for the Pearl is because his dad is a big pearler and Ramon wants to impress him. But then he has to face the
Consequences.

Don't read this book because it is slow and not worthwhile, it never picks up. Also the plot is good but the author doesn't execute it at all. Another reason not to read this book is because, the characters weren't described enough and the reader doesn't get to know them at all, unlike high-quality literature. The action in this book is minimal and dull. The characters throughout this book prove to lack good judgment and common knowledge. An example of this is that, Ramon didn't just stumble upon the Black Pearl; he went looking for it, which is basically asking for trouble.
I hated this book, but I can understand that teenage boys would probably enjoy it more than me. Since the main character is a teenage boy and boys his age could relate to him, I think that they would like to read about someone like them. because he . Reading Black Pearl was a waste of my time.

Summary of The Black Pearl (Newberry Honor Book)

Ramon has just found a pearl in an oyster he?s brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble a pearl can bring.

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