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This is one of the scarcest of the Newbery Honor Books. It was published in 1930 and is a 1931 Newbery Honor Book. It is set in "Chichen Itza, largest city of the Maya people, Yucatan, Mexico" circa 1250 A.D. Nicte' is the daughter of the high priest, and the book focuses on her as it tells the story of the downfall of Chichen Itza (according to the theories current in 1930).
The story of a Mayan princess who lived at the time the ancient city of Chichen Itza fell under Toltec rule. It portrays the way of life in the Mayan cities of ancient Yucatán.
When the khan of Chichén Itzá kidnaps the betrothed of another Mayan chieftain, war breaks out, and the city falls into the hands of the Toltecs. The seventeen-year-old daughter of Chichén Itzá's chief priest agrees to be the sacrifice that will save her city, but her father finds a way to save her.
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