The Ugly One

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"[A] quiet, deeply moving story." --The BulletinTwelve-year-old Micay walks around her fifteenth-century Incan village shielding the scarred side of her face that inspired the crue l name Millay, or "Ugly One." She escapes to her huaca rock, avoiding the villagers who shun her. Her world shifts dramatically when a stranger gives her a sorry-looking baby macaw. The bird becomes her dear companion on a journey that ultimately leads her to a new role as shaman in Machu Picchu's Sacred Sun City. Told in an engaging storyteller's voice, this is a stirring tale of a girl who finds her own strength. Show more