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1) Pearl Cove
Author
Series
Donovan Family volume 3
Language
English
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.
2) Pearls
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes where pearls come from, how they are formed and how they are used.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 64
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate the incidents happening around their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii.
4) The Pearl
Author
Language
English
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" -- P. 4 of cover.
Author
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Series
Six crimson cranes volume 2
Language
English
Formats
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...
7) The pearl
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The story of an impoverished Mexican pearl diver whose life is changed forever when he discovers "the pearl of the world." Confident that the gem will bring him wealth and respect, Kino seeks a better life for himself and his community. However, despite his best intentions, the peasant is soon engulfed by greed, envy and betrayal as many suitors strive to get their hands on the pearl.
Author
Publisher
Linford
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Lost Treasure Ship of the Mojave, loaded with black pearls from the Sea of Cortez - probably the oldest, most persistent tale of treasure in the West. Drifter Ned Gamble is hired to guide Dolores Torreon into the desert in search of the ancient vessel, but finds instead that he's stumbled into a game of treachery and triple-cross. Still, unraveling the legend of the ancient ship would make a man rich as a king - if it didn't kill him first.
10) Simon says
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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.
11) Lucky
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"While looking for a place to live, Lucky bumps into a certain someone and discovers something even better than a shiny new shell: friendship...Dynamic backmatter provides further details on the environmental crisis and how readers can prevent and reverse ocean pollution."--Description from publisher.
12) The last pearl
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
1879, York. Greta Costello must rely on her wits to survive. She finds refuge as a Saturday girl for an old jeweller, Saul Abrahams, and her eye for detail, her long fingers and appreciation of beauty persuade Saul to train her as a pearl stringer. This skill will lead her through hardship and pain towards a new life. 1879, Scotland. Jem Baillie knows the immense power of a perfect pearl. His father was a fisher on a tributary of the Tay river in...
13) The dragon pearl
Publisher
ARC Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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.
