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Title: Colibri

Other Available Formats:
Digital, -001
Hardcover, 2003
Audio Cassette, 2004
Hardcover, 2005
Prebinding, 2005
Paperback, 2005
Reinforced Hardcover, 2005
Reinforced Hardcover, 2005

Synopsis
Set in Guatemala, this is the adventure of a 12-year-old Mayan girl who has been kidnapped at an early age by a dangerous con man who forces her to travel with him while he pretends to be a blind beggar. Her "Uncle" tells her that her parents abandoned her, and visits to an Indian fortune teller convince him that she will somehow be the key to great wealth. She can't stop thinking about the lost parents that she can barely remember, and when "Uncle" decides to rob the church, she risks her life and tells the priest. Poetic descriptions of the jungles and villages of Guatemala and atmospheric cultural references enhance this tense, fast-paced thriller. COLIBRI is a 2004 American Library Association Notable Children's Book, a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, a Booklist Editors' Choice, an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society, an NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, a Parents' Choice Award winner, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.

Details
Language:        Spanish

Size
Length:        236 Pages
Weight:        0.5 Pounds
Height:         8.5 Inches
Width:          5.8 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



Industry Reviews
"Tzunun is an entirely sympathetic narrator, her heartbreakingly ingenuous voice at turns describing modern-day rural Guatemala, and plumbing her own moral depths with complete believability. Readers will ache with her longing for love and her need to claim her own individual humanity. Painful, beautiful, and ultimately triumphant."
(07/01/2003)
"Achieving an almost hypnotic intensity, this taut novel invites readers to sample both savory and bitter flavors of Guatemalan culture as Cameron creates a melting pot of mixed values, religions and races, where both the pure and not-so-pure of heart have faith in a spirit world."
(07/21/2003)
"Cameron effectively articulates the point of view of a young girl who clings to her sense of self and origins despite a gulf of years, and her unassuming narration remains credible throughout in its perplexity and quiet rebellion."
(October 2003)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Colibri and it was written by Ann Cameron, Alberto Jimenez Rioja (Translator), Alberto Jimenez Rioja. This edition of Colibri is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is September 2005 and it has a suggested retail price of $4.99. There are 236 pages in the book and it was published by Scholastic. The 10 digit ISBN is 0439783496 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780439783491. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.