Book
Magic Maize
by Mary & Conrad Buff
- Published
- 1953
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 13293
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.7
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Fabian, a Maya boy in Guatemala, secretly plants a new variety of maize and discovers an ancient jade ornament, setting off adventures that challenge his family's fear of new agricultural methods and suggest that tradition and change can coexist.
Tags
Award Winners-Newbery HonorGuatemalaIndigenous People