Tree GirlHarper Collins, 13 Απρ 2004 - 225 σελίδες They call Gabriela Tree Girl. Laj Ali Re Jayub in her native language of Quiché. Gabi climbs trees to be within reach of the eagles and watch the sun rise into an empty sky. She is at home among the outstretched branches of the Guatemalan forests. Then one day from the safety of a tree, Gabi witnesses the sights and sounds of an unspeakable massacre. She sees rape and murder -- the ravages of guerrilla warfare. She vows to be Tree Girl no more. Earthbound, she joins the hordes of refugees struggling to reach the Mexican border. She has lost her whole family; her entire village has been wiped out. Yet she clings to the hope that she will be reunited with her youngest sister, Alicia. Over dangerous miles and months of hunger, thirst, and the threat of more violence from soldiers, Gabriela’s search for Alicia and for a safe haven becomes a search for self. Having turned her back on her own identity, can she hope to claim a new life? This novel is based on a true story told to the author one night by the real Tree Girl in a secure safe house in Guatemala. |
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Ben Mikaelsen. TREE GIRL & novel BEN MIKAELSEN Award - winning author of Touching Spirit Bear THEY CALL GABRIELA "THEE GIRL"- Laj Ali ReJayub in her. Front Cover.
... Mikaelsen , Ben , 1952- Tree Girl / Ben Mikaelsen . - 1st ed . p . cm . Summary : When , protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb , Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly ...
Ben Mikaelsen. I was too young then to know how dangerous it would be to lose hold of my dreams. But I do remember well one day when I was fourteen, the day everyone in our Guatemalan canton began calling me Tree Girl, or Laj Ali Re ...
Ben Mikaelsen. one said. "Quit weaving and give us a little kiss." I didn't want to kiss the boys. Why would they want to kiss someone the other boys called Goat Face? 1 shook my head and kept weaving, but the boys were drunk. "Come with ...
Ben Mikaelsen. high as an ugly toad?" The boys' angry faces reddened like peppers as they stared up at me. To coax them even higher, I swung my feet in front of their faces, letting them almost catch me. I hoped their anger would make ...
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