"Pizco"

by Jill Hedgecock

In 450 BC, a treacherous river journey down the Amazon River may cost an indigenous teen his life.
An Ancient History YA Novel Set in Peru
# Action
# Adventure
# Coming of Age
# Historical Fiction
# Young Adult
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Pizco: A YA Historical Novel Set in Ancient Peru A father and son reunited. Misunderstandings and a clash of cultures. Will a treacherous river journey bring them together or cost the teen his life? In 450 BC, a fifteen-year-old boy and his mother live alone as outcasts on the edge of their Peruvian jungle village. But when a hostile tribe burns the village and captures him, he is forced on a journey fraught with danger up the Amazon River. Can he overcome his past and thwart the stranger’s ritualistic beliefs that could steer him towards death? Has the teen finally found a community that will accept him, or will the beliefs and rituals of these invaders thwart his intended destiny?