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The Pearl : (Centennial Edition)
The Pearl - Centennial Edition
Author: John Steinbeck
Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America’s greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature eye-catching, newly commissioned art. Penguin Classics is proud to present these semi...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $11.19 or $7.29+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780142000694
ISBN-10: 0142000698
Publication Date: 1/8/2002
Pages: 96
Edition: John Stein
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 52 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

Kino and his wife, Juana, have a beautiful baby boy, but one morning he gets stung by a scorpion. He is rushed to the doctor, who will not treat him because they have no form of payment.

The parents get in their boat to look for a pearl to use as payment, and, amazingly, find one that is referred to as the "moon" -- and is about the size of a goose egg.

What happens when they go to the dealers to collect their money? You'll have to read this classic novel to find out.

THE PEARL is a very short book that, honestly, I wouldn't have chosen to read except that it's for school. It's a very basic story, but everything in the book also has a double meaning, which is thought-provoking.


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