01238cam a2200313 4500 86725253 TxAuBib 20110929120000.0 041122s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004027849 9780316745468 0316745464 DLC DLC YDX UKM COO IXA BAKER VP@ MBB BTCTA YDXCP XY4 TxAuBib Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird's Daughter : a novel / Luis Alberto Urrea. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2005. 499 p. ; 24 cm. This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story. 20110929. Teenage girls Fiction. Near-death experiences. Fiction. Women healers Fiction. Illegitimate children Fiction. Coming of age Fiction. Mexico History 1867-1910 Fiction. Historical fiction. Bildungsromans.