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Age Range
12 - 14
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
272
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
7th - 9th
ISBN
9780618747832
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The King's Fifth

Written by Scott O'Dell
In this deeply affecting novel Scott O’Dell envelops the reader in the heroic world of the conquistadors—a world that is at once somber and many-colored. Though they may have been ruthless, these steel-helmeted young men of Spain lived their lives on the very edge of eternity with style and uncommon courage.
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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
12 - 14
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
272
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
7th - 9th
ISBN
9780618747832
Themes
history
community
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