Shadow of a Bull
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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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Maia Wojciechowska’s family fled Poland during World War II and emigrated to the United States after the war. She worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a bullfighter before turning to writing. She was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, who said she knew more about bullfighting than any other woman.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781416933953
- Publication Date
- February 27, 2007
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1964
- Page Count
- 160
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 740L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~4.7
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