Colibri - Hardcover

Cameron, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374315191 ISBN 13: 9780374315191

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003

Synopsis

A young Mayan girl’s quest for the family she was stolen from

She was little and quick and pretty. Her mother nicknamed her Colibrķ, Spanish for "Hummingbird." At age four she was kidnapped, torn from her parents on a crowded bus in Guatemala City. Since then she's traveled with "Uncle," the ex-soldier and wandering beggar who has renamed her Rosa. Uncle has always told Rosa that he searched for her parents but had no success. There’s almost no chance Rosa will ever find them – but Rosa still remembers and longs for them.

When she was young, Uncle consulted fortune-tellers who told him that Rosa would bring him luck – a treasure big enough to last him all his life. So he’s kept her with him. Together,
they have traveled from town to town in the highlands of Guatemala, scraping out a living, hoping to find the treasure. Eight years have passed, and Rosa has turned twelve. No treasure has been found, and Uncle has almost given up hope. When he turns angry and desperate, danger threatens Rosa from all sides – but especially from Uncle himself.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

When Tzunun was little, her mother nicknamed her Colibri, Spanish for "hummingbird." At age four, Colibri is kidnapped from her parents in Guatemala City and ever since she's traveled with Uncle, the ex-soldier and wandering beggar, who renamed her Rosa. Uncle told Rosa that he looked for her parents, but never found them.

About the Author:

Ann Cameron is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Most Beautiful Place in the World and The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods, a National Book Award Finalist. She has lived in Guatemala for the past twenty years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0374315191
• ISBN 13: 9780374315191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240