
The Pearl is a haunting & timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck author of The Grapes of Wrath It is one of The Originals from Penguin
- iconic outspoken first Kino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver But when he finds ' The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed Obsessed by his dreams Kino is blind to the greed fear & even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours
- & himself The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war & unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy & nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues & articulate difficult truths The collection
Includes:: The Outsiders
- SE Hinton I Capture the Castle
- Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land
- Aidan Chambers After the First Death
- Robert Cormier Dear Nobody
- Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe
- Esther Hautzig Buddy
- Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades
- Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July
- Joan Lingard No Turning Back
- Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah
- Richard C O' Brien The Wave
- Morton Rhue The Red Pony
- John Steinbeck The Pearl
- John Steinbeck Stone Cold
- Robert Swindells