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The King's Fifth
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Scott O'Dell
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 4, 2006
Reading lane: Medieval Tales
A 1967 Newbery Honor Book 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.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Gold and Reckoning
A young cartographer’s adventures meet the uneasy question of what he owes the king.
Come here for
- Conquistadors, Cibola, and a disputed share of gold
- A historical adventure framed by a murder trial
Expect
- A seventeen-year-old cartographer looking back on his adventures
- A tale of gold, loyalty, and consequences
Book Details
- Authors
- Scott O'Dell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 4, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Medieval Tales · Medieval YA
- Reading lane
- Medieval Tales
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Publisher Categories
YA Stories About Boys & Men
Coming of Age
Dark YA Fantasy
Historical YA Fantasy
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YA Fantasy Romance
YA Stories About Girls & Women
Historical YA - Europe
Medieval YA
About This Book
A 1967 Newbery Honor Book 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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