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Available
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Publication
Houghton Mifflin Company (1953), 76 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member electrascaife
A young Mayan boy helps his family plant crops and tend to their meager farm. One day his older brother brings home some "magic maize" - corn from the gringos, who say it will grow and produce much better than their own - but their father is too distrustful of the white people to use it. So Fabian
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decides to plant it in secret. This Newbery Honor Book from 1953 feels its age; it's filled with subalterns who can't seem to make ends meet until the White Saviors come to the rescue. Blech. Show Less
Awards
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1955-1956)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1954)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1953
ISBN
0395066662 / 9780395066669