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Gr 5-8 Contemporary Guatemala is the setting for this story of 12-year-old Tzun n Chumil (Mayan for "Hummingbird Star"), called Rosa Garcia by the man who supposedly rescued her from abandonment at age four. Rosa and "Uncle" Baltasar travel from place to place, begging for their livelihood as he pretends to be blind. But, despite her dependence on and devotion to him, Rosa is distressed by the dishonesty of their lifestyle and has memories of loving parents. Told by a seer, the Day-Keeper Do-a Celestina, that the child will brin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Tzunún has spent most of her life on the road with "Uncle," the man who claims to have found her, abandoned, when she was four years old. Though Uncle calls her Rosa, she remembers that her real name, Tzunún, means hummingbird (in Spanish, colibrí). Now somewhere near twelve, Tzunún works as Uncle's assistant as he passes bad bills or poses as a blind man to beg for money. The hardships of this life are vividly portrayed: constantly traveling from town to town, sleeping on the cold ground, being afraid both of getting caught and of Uncle's retribution if she gives him away. C...Log In or Sign Up to Read More