Secret of the Andes
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Author | Ann Nolan Clark |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Children's novel |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Released | 1952 |
Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | NA |
Secret of the Andes is a novel by Ann Nolan Clark that won the 1953 Newbery Medal.
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Cusi is a 20th century Incan boy who lives in a high mountain valley with an old llama herder named Chuto. Chuto raised Cusi in a traditional Incan fashion, although the Spanish culture was prevalent in Peru since the conquest of the Incan Empire. Although eager for adventure, Cusi is still drawn to the home he has known all his life. Cusi sets out from his home to try to find a family, but discovers that Chuto is all the family he needs.
Preceded by: Ginger Pye |
Newbery Medal recipient 1953 |
Succeeded by: ...And Now Miguel |