The Ugly One

by Leanne Statland Ellis

Book Overview

"[A] quiet, deeply moving story." --The Bulletin

Twelve-year-old Micay walks around her fifteenth-century Incan village shielding the scarred side of her face that inspired the cruel name Millay, or "Ugly One." She escapes to her huaca rock, avoiding the villagers who shun her. Her world shifts dramatically when a stranger gives her a sorry-looking baby macaw. The bird becomes her dear companion on a journey that ultimately leads her to a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544439171
• ISBN13: 9780544439177
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7