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1) The Pearl
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Description
For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems.
3) Pearls
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Describes where pearls come from, how they are formed and how they are used.--
4) Pearl Cove
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Series
Donovan Family volume 3
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
An Australian pearl harvester investigates the murder of his partner, killed for his $3-million rainbow pearl necklace. The probe leads to romance with his widow. A look at the pearl industry. By the author of Amber Beach.
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Boxcar children volume 64
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While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.
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Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Ben Crowell remembers the Great Caddo Lake Pearl Rush of 1874. He was fourteen that year, and his home, the riverboat community of Port Caddo, was dying. By the end of the summer, the pearl boom was over, Port Caddo was doomed, and the mystery over who killed Judd Kelso began. It took Ben forty years to solve the mystery, and once he did, the proof came only for him to witness. He is the only living soul who will know what happened that September...
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 51
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Geronimo and his friends discover a huge oyster with an enormous pearl inside. After a feature article in the Rodent's Gazette, can they protect it from being stolen?
10) Little thieves
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Series
Little thieves volume 1
Description
"Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja's otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back... by stealing Gisele's life for herself. The real Gisele is left a penniless nobody while...
11) Simon says
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Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Little Simon Seahorse likes to tell stories, and if some of them are embellished, it just makes for a better story; but when his lucky pearl disappears after Sea and Tell at Coral Grove Elementary he and his friends have a real-life treasure to find -- and of course it will become a super story to tell, one that hardly needs embellishment.
12) La perla
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The story of a simple pearl fisherman and his family and how their lives are forever altered by the discovery of a giant pearl.
13) Pearls
Author
Pub. Date
2016
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Description
An introduction to pearls, how they are made, where they are found, cultured pearls, what they look like, and more.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
An unscrupulous entrepreneur forces Hector's family to close their business, as he seeks to find a magic pearl. Hector decides to find a way to thwart his plans.
When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father....
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Six crimson cranes volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned...
16) The dragon pearl
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Josh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological dig in China. But the new friends soon discover they're right in the middle of an adventure when they find a Chinese Golden Dragon.
17) A single pearl
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"A simple grain of sand undergoes an inspiring transformation"--
18) Lucky
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Lucky just might be the luckiest pearl in the ocean...or not? In this humorous and meaningful picture book by debut author-illustrator Christy Mandin, a pearl named Lucky sets off in search of a new home after her home is crushed by trash. While looking for a place to live, Lucky bumps into a certain someone and discovers something even better than a shiny new shell: friendship. Lucky is perfect for fans of Not Quite Narwhal and Tiny T. Rex and the...
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Pub. Date
2017
Description
Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they embark on four snowy winter adventures! When Chris loses his creature souvenir collection in the Arctic, will he be able to get his creature treasures back before the evil Zach Varmitech finds them? Then, Chris and Martin continue to face Zach Varmitech when he threatens to use an entire walrus herd to mine precious pearls for Donita Donata's fashion line!
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