num_pages: 272
description: While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.
language: English
title: The King's Fifth
titlecomplete: The King's Fifth
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1944
places: Mexico
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers