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Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in Yucatán, must learn to be a man when his father is injured. He struggles with the cultural differences between his traditional upbringing and the new environment in the village. Tigre's father, a respected Mayan leader, has been injured and is unable to protect Tigre. Tigre must navigate through a series of challenges to help his village, including working alongside the modern tools and technology they have adopted, while also preserving his cultural identity. The story explores the clash of traditional Mayan values and modern ways of life, as well as the challenges faced by a modern Mayan child trying to adjust to a new environment.
First publish date: 1956
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Dorothy Rhoads
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