| Shadow of a Bull Contributor(s): Wojciechowska, Maia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416933956 ISBN-13: 9781416933953 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: This 1965 Newbery Medal-winning novel was one of the first ten titles published by Aladdin Paperbacks in 1972. In celebration of Aladdin's 35th anniversary, this classic novel is repackaged for a new generation of readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007280973 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.21" W x 7.61" (0.24 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - Spanish - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Cultural Region - Latin America - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness -- how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy? But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one -- he is a coward, without afici n, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny? |
Contributor Bio(s): Wojciechowska, Maia: - Maia Wojciechowska's family fled Poland during World War II and emigrated to the United States after the war. She worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a bullfighter before turning to writing. She was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, who said she knew more about bullfighting than any other woman. |