ABOUT THIS BOOK

When Tzunún was little, her mother nicknamed her Colibrí, Spanish for “hummingbird.” At age four, Colibrí 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.


AWARDS

WINNER - School Library Journal Best Books of the Year - Children
WINNER - Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
WINNER - ALA Notable Book for Children