The Corn Grows Ripe

Rhoads, Dorothy

 
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Synopsis

When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book.

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Synopsis

Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in Yucat an, must learn to be a man when his father is injured.

About the Author

Dorothy Rhoads is the author of The Corn Grows Ripe, a Newbery Honor book.

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