Quest of the Maya

By John Leguizamo and Gaby Triana

Golden Globe nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner John Leguizamo brings his signature storytelling to this fully imagined fantasy starring a warrior princess on a quest to find what's been stolen from her. On each step of her heart-pumping journey, Ixkeh holds tight to her family's legacy of the Scepter and the Crown. Will she survive the dangers, the monsters, and the living map that reveals her destiny?

In a lush kingdom overflowing with corn, cacao, potatoes, and chia, twin sister and brother Ixkeh and Hunahpu are born under a powerful omen. Unknown to them, the ancient spirit gods have marked the twins as the future guardians of their people's prosperity.

Ixkeh doesn't believe she and Hunahpu are the Hero Twins of B'aak Witz, destined to defeat Puchil -- the evil god of the Underworld. The prophecy says two princes will restore peace in the One World, but Ixkeh is a princess and Hunahpu needs a stick to walk. They can't be the ones to save the Middleworld, but everything changes when the queen is murdered and the prince is kidnapped. Ixkeh suddenly becomes the one who must take her father's Scepter and embark on a dangerous quest to save what she values most: her family and her kingdom. Will she reach the place where the Crown awaits?

Prepare for an epic adventure that weaves fantasy with Maya folklore

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338815806
• ISBN13: 9781338815801
• Release Date: July 2027
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7