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It is the story of Fabian, a Mayan Indian boy, who uncovers a rare jade earplug while secretly planting "magic maize." The earplug and maize lead to adventures so unusual that even Fabian's stubborn father is convinced that the old and new can live in peace.
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1 edition- Other · English · 1953Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 9780395066669
Social life and customsNewbery HonorGuatemalaGuatemala, juvenile literature