Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780547612188)

2013 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration

As the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave, Martin de Porres was born into extreme poverty. Even so, his mother begged the church fathers to allow him into the priesthood. Instead, Martin was accepted as a servant boy. But soon, the young man was performing miracles. Rumors began to fly around the city of a strange mulatto boy with healing hands, who gave first to the people of the barrios. Martin continued to serve in the church, until he was finally received by the Dominican Order, no longer called the worthless son of a slave, but rather a saint and the rose in the desert.

Author: Gary D. Schmidt
ISBN-10: 0547612184
ISBN-13: 9780547612188
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 10.74h x 9.30w x 0.55d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152089 / Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert

Award: Pura Belpre Award - Winner
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2012
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 86
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 72
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 121
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average