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The King's Fifth
The King's Fifth
Author: Scott O'Dell
In the time of the conquistadors, on trial for murder, a young mapmaker is the last one alive who knows where the gold is hidden. And the king demands his share.
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ISBN-13: 9780618747832
ISBN-10: 0618747834
Publication Date: 9/4/2006
Pages: 272
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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buzzby avatar reviewed The King's Fifth on + 6062 more book reviews
One of my favorite books when I was 12 years old, parallels the expedition of Coronado in 1539, as he travels through the Southwest and California.
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a gppd adventure
buzzby avatar reviewed The King's Fifth on + 6062 more book reviews
Read this when I was 14 (several times), now that I live in the area that the protaganist travelled through, it's even more interesting, although I'm having trouble finding the places, I think Scott O'Dell took some liberties with geography. (no "inferno" in northwest Arizona, the mud craters are in California, not Arizona.) It's a story about a 15 year old cartographer who travels with Coronado, and takes a side adventure from the main body of Coronado's army. A little bit of a love story added.


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