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About The Book
Maia Wojciechowska's 1965 Newbery Medal winner about a young boy struggling with his father's legacy.
Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness--how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy?
But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one--he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?
Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness--how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy?
But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one--he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?
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Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (June 19, 2012)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9781442465930
- Grades: 3 - 7
- Ages: 8 - 12
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Raves and Reviews
"This book is a must.... Anyone who starts Shadow of a Bull will finish it in a single sitting."
-- New York Times
"It is hard to imagine a child...who would not be enthralled by this book."
-- New Yorker
Awards and Honors
- ALA Newbery Medal
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- Horn Book Fanfare
- Agatha Award Finalist
- African Studies Assn Child Bk Awd Honor
- ALA Mildred L. Batchelder Award
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