The Mark of Zorro

By Johnston McCulley

Book Overview

A masked vigilante who leaves behind the mark of a 'Z' tries to save the people from a tyrannical governor in 19th century Spanish California.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607540118
• ISBN13: 9781607540113
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

You have seen the movies; now read the book.

In the 1820s in Los Angeles, the Governor and his supporters made life hard on the Caballeros, natives, and monks; even high-born women felt his wrath. Only one brave soul stands up against injustice. That is Zorro the fox. Can he turn the tide and wake the Caballeros, who just want to drink and party, to their true calling as defenders of the people? Or will he eventually get caught and brought to the Governor's justice as the scoundrel that he is? To spice things up, there is the young Lolita Pulido who has torn three ways between Don Diego Vega, Capitán Juan Ramon, and Zorro. It is said that once a Pulido gives her heart, she can never love another. Johnston McCulley authored this story as a series originally titled "The Curse of Capistrano," and as you read it, you can see where he left a few cliffhangers between chapters. This story will be wrapped up enough that you will not have to buy the next book unless you want to. The wording and descriptions are excellent. And he seems to have lived at the time. Not that I have anything against reading, but it was a lot of fun listening to the MP3 unabridged version read by Armando Duran. He did an excellent job of separating the characters; however, I wonder where he got the accent. My first introduction to Zorro was not the acclaimed (1920) Douglas Fairbanks version, but the Walt Disney version with Guy Williams as Zorro (1957-1962). One of the most impressive versions is Zorro, the Gay Blade (2001). We named our cat Esteban after a character in that movie version.