Shadow of a Bull
Shadow of a Bull

Shadow of a Bull

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8 - 12
Reading age
160
Page count
740L
Lexile measure
Feb 27, 2007
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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

    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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