Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.
Despairing of learning the necessary skills to make him a man in the eyes of his tribe, a fatherless Guaymi Indian decides to seek his future in the white man's world.
After having unsettling dreams about the kidnapped daughter of her mother's employer, fifteen-year-old Martika learns that she is a descendant of a long list of curanderas - Mayan medicine women with special powers. Includes glossary of Spanish words.
