| Description |
227 pages ; 18 cm |
| Summary |
Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember. |
| Contents |
The valley -- The plaza -- The man with the beautiful hat -- Morning in Nebaj -- The club and the princess -- The day-keeper -- The seeds -- Paper -- I visit the day-keeper -- Doña Celestina heals me -- Split -- Uncle's plan -- On the road -- My cup -- San Sebastián -- Tango -- Me and Saint Sam in the dark -- Nice things -- Onions -- The game -- Lucky mouse -- In the moonlight -- So long, Saint Sam -- Where nobody goes -- Toy dogs -- Marcos -- The lesson -- My road -- The search -- Nebaj girl -- Birth -- Ants -- Ceremony -- The cave -- The ancestor -- I couldn't stop listening -- River of fear -- A little piece of paper -- The reunion. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
| Subject |
Kidnapping -- Fiction.
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Kidnapping. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Mayas -- Fiction.
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Mayas. |
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Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Fiction.
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Indians of Central America. |
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Guatemala. |
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Guatemala -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0440420520 |
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9780440420521 |
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