Secret of the Andes

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Secret of the Andes
Author Ann Nolan Clark
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.

[edit] Plot summary

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