The Pearl (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781417704507)

For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream--that wealth erases all problems--Steinbeck's classic illustrates our fall from innocence.

Author: John Steinbeck
ISBN-10: 1417704500
ISBN-13: 9781417704507
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2002
Pages: 87
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.33h x 6.36w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7119 / Pearl