Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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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.