The Black Pearl
Scott O'Dell
Mass Market Paperback
(Laurel Leaf Books/Bantam, Aug. 16, 1977)
When Blas Salazar's son, Ramon, finds the "Great Pearl of Heaven" in an underwater cave of a lagoon, the old pearl dealer believes he's hit the jackpot. When the pearl merchants won't meet his price, however, he presents the peral to the Madonna of the church of La Paz, believing his family shall be forever favored in Heaven. But many beleived the only thing the pearl would bring the Salazars was a curse as the Manta Diablo--monster devilfish--would surely reclaim his treasure at any cost. Now, only young Ramon can undo the evil he has begun.
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