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'''''The Black Pearl''''' is a book for teens by [[Scott O'Dell]] first published in [[1967]]. It is about the son of a [[pearl]] dealer living in the [[Baja California peninsula|Lower California peninsula]]. It won the [[Newbery Honor]] in [[1968]].

'''''The Black Pearl''''' is a young adult book by [[Scott O'Dell]] first published in [[1967]]. It is about the son of a [[pearl]] dealer living in the [[Baja California peninsula|Lower California peninsula]]. It won the [[Newbery Honor]] in [[1968]].

== Story ==

== Story ==

The story is about a Mexican teenager named Ramon Salazar who works with his father finding and selling pearls. One day, Ramon went diving in an underwater cave in search of pearls and found a pearl bigger than his fist. It was so shiny and big that he thought that it was called the Pearl of Heaven. The pearl was found in a lagoon that belonged to an Indian who warned Ramon that the pearl belonged to the Manta Diablo.

The story is about a Mexican teenager named Ramon Salazar who works with his father finding and selling pearls. One day, Ramon went diving in an underwater cave in search of pearls and found a pearl bigger than his fist. It was so shiny and big that he thought that it was called the Pearl of Heaven. The pearl was found in a lagoon that belonged to an Indian who warned Ramon that the pearl belonged to the Manta Diablo.