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Colibrí

by Ann Cameron

Ages: 12+

Published: 2003

Publisher: FSG

ISBN: 0-374-31519-1

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Kidnapped as a toddler, T'zunún, now twelve years old, wanders through Guatemala, begging with her “uncle,” searching for her true origins and finding inner strength. A beautiful, haunting story.