Shadow of a Bull

Shadow of a Bull is a novel by Maia Wojciechowska that was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1965. Eleven-year-old Manolo Olivar is the son of Juan Olivar, a renowned bullfighter who was killed in the ring when Manolo was only three. The people in the town of Arcangel, Spain, expect that Manolo will follow in his father's footsteps. His best friend's brother yearns to fight bulls, but Manolo has been tr... more

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Maia Wojciechowska

Maia Wojciechowski (August 8, 1927 – June 13, 2000) was a writer of children's books. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, spent some time in France and England, and later came to the United States with her parents. In 1965, her book Shadow of a Bull (1964) won the Newbery Medal. She died of a stroke in...

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