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A twelve‑year‑old Mayan girl is taken by an unscrupulous man who forces her to lie and beg for money. She endures a life of abuse, wrestling with the memory of her parents and dreaming of returning to a family she can hardly recall.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ann Cameron
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