The King's Fifth
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 4, 2006
A 1967 Newbery Honor Book While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.
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- Who it’s for
- A young cartographer’s adventures meet the uneasy question of what he owes the king.
- Themes
- Conquistador expeditions, Gold and royal obligation
- Genres
- Historical YA, Mexico for Teens, YA Classics
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A 1967 Newbery Honor Book While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.
Gold and Reckoning
A young cartographer’s adventures meet the uneasy question of what he owes the king.
Come here for
- Conquistadors, Cibola, and a disputed share of gold
- A historical adventure framed by a murder trial
Expect
- A seventeen-year-old cartographer looking back on his adventures
- A tale of gold, loyalty, and consequences
Where it sits
| Historical YA | 71% |
|---|---|
| YA Classics | 32% |
| Mexico for Teens | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- Coming of Age
- Dark YA Fantasy
- Historical YA Fantasy
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- YA Fantasy Romance
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Historical YA - Europe
- Medieval YA
- Authors
- Scott O'Dell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 4, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Conquistador expeditions · Gold and royal obligation
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men