The Ugly One, Leanne Statland Ellis
The Ugly One, Leanne Statland Ellis
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The Ugly One

Author: Leanne Statland Ellis

Narrator: Kimberly Woods

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 08/20/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

“[A] quiet, deeply moving story.” —The BulletinTwelve-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 new role as shaman in Machu Picchu’s Sacred Sun City. Told in an engaging storyteller’s voice, this is a stirring tale of a girl who finds her own strength.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Leanne Statland Ellis

Leanne Statland Ellis teaches third to fifth graders in the Chicago area. She was inspired to write The Ugly One by her travels in Peru, including two visits to Machu Picchu. She lives near Chicago with her husband and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kenneth on November 01, 2019

The book is a good book but the book doesn’t really talk about when the setting is in incan village in machu picchu. The historical conflict in the book is micay getting bullied about her scar. Micay's relationship to historical conflicts are almost the same as segregation. People in the book are tr......more

The Ugly One by Leanne Statland Ellis The young adult book genre has expanded rapidly over the last decade, creating reading niches for a variety of teenage interests, from the currently ubiquitous choices that include vampires and werewolves to the popular dystopian series. But, one of my favorite g......more

Goodreads review by Niki on June 14, 2013

I read this book in nearly one sitting, captivated early on by the author's rich description of the community's traditions and by the arrival of two strangers whose presence in Micay's life helps launch her journey of self-discovery. Quechua words have an important, almost character-like presence in......more

Goodreads review by Ronni on June 11, 2013

I have always liked historical fiction. The blending of truth and imagination can be very satisfying, and in The Ugly One the balance of the two feels right. I know the book targets a younger audience (mainly eight to twelve years of age) but the beautiful writing weaving stories of the Incan Culture......more

Goodreads review by Yapha on December 15, 2013

Micay has a scar down the right side of her face and believes that she is not just unlucky but cursed. She hides from the people of her village, and accepts that she will be teased and bullied for the rest of her life. All of that changes when a stranger gives her a baby macaw. Suddenly she has some......more