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The Pearl
by John Steinbeck8th Grade pick #21 · 118 pages · ISBN 9780140177374As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.About this book
When poor pearl diver Kino finds the magnificent Pearl of the World, he dreams it will buy his family a better life. Instead, Steinbeck's parable shows how greed and envy turn the treasure into a curse that threatens everything Kino loves. 