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Manta rays, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Coming of age
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
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Effortless, resolved, plot-driven and classical in form.
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On Open Library, 8 have read it and 27 want to.
“Everyone who lives in our town La Paz, or along the far coasts or among the high mountains of Baja California, has heard of the Manta Diablo.”
Scott O'Dell was an American author celebrated for his historical fiction, especially novels for young readers. He is best known for ***Island of the Blue Dolphins***, a classic that earned the *Newbery Medal* and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film. Over his career he wrote more than two dozen novels for young people, as well as works of nonfiction and adult fiction, often drawing on the history and landscapes of California and Mexico. His books, including ***The King’s Fifth***, ***The Black Pearl***, and ***Sing Down the Moon***, earned him multiple *Newbery Honors* and a wide readership. O'Dell received numerous awards for his contribution to children’s literatur
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