9780440411468. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 96. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. This Newbery Honor classic is now available in a digest size. Sixteen-year-old Ramon has just harvested the biggest pearl he has ever seen from an underwater cave where a monster devilfish lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble such a gem can bring.