Colibri, Ann Cameron
Colibri, Ann Cameron
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Colibri

Author: Ann Cameron

Narrator: Jacqueline Kim

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/27/2004

Synopsis

She was little and quick and pretty. Her mother nicknamed her Colibrí, 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 The Author

ANN CAMERON is the author of fifteen books, including The Stories Julian Tells, a JLG selections, and The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods, a National Book Award finalist. She grew up in a small town on a lake in northern Wisconsin--Rice Lake. she's lived for the past twenty years in a small town on a lake in the Guatemalan highlands. To write Colibrí, she traveled to many places in Guatemala where the book is set, crawled around in dark caves, including one where a real Mayan treasure had been found, and consulted Mayan calender diviners.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bryan on February 18, 2015

Colibri by Ann Cameron presented itself almost like an autobiography given by its main character Tzunun, (nicknamed is Colibri). She is kidnapped at the age of four from her parents and is now about 12 years old. Her caretaker is an individual she calls “uncle”. He told her he found her on the stree......more

Goodreads review by Briana on March 12, 2018

I first read this book back in fourth grade when it was required by my teacher. I read it again, the theme is: it's hard to earn people's trust, but you can loose their trust in a instant.......more

Goodreads review by Hilary on December 05, 2016

I read the book “ Colibri “ by Ann Cameron. When i first picked this book the cover page grabbed my attention. I remembered seeing this book before and i believe i even intended to read it but never did. My favorite character would be Tzunún, spanish meaning for “ hummingbird “. The reason she is my......more

Goodreads review by Karina on January 07, 2020

En general la historia de colibri es muy buena, siento que es una historia que tenia mucho potencial, pero por la cantidad de relleno le otrogue esta puntuacion. Aun asi yo recomendaria este libro porque tiene buenas enseñanzas. En un principio la novela te atrapa pero luego cuando llegas casi a la m......more

Goodreads review by Rosibel on April 20, 2020

Colibrí es un libro de Ann Cameron que cuenta la historia de Tzunún, una jovencita que desde muy pequeña se la ha pasado mendigando de pueblo en pueblo junto a un señor al cual llama Tío. Gracias a este señor, Tzunún pasa por una serie de situaciones que ponen a prueba su honestidad y dignidad. Dent......more

Awards

  • ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
  • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
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