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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... anger demanding more than kisses. Purposely I slowed to make them think they could catch me. They were only steps behind when I reached the tree, but that was all 1 needed to climb above their heads to safety. 5 BEN MIKAELSEN.
Ben Mikaelsen. all 1 needed to climb above their heads to safety. The tree reached out its branches to me as I climbed, taking my hands and helping me to escape the ground. Each branch lifted me safely to the next, passing me higher and ...
... needed more time to crawl down, Mamí's sweet voice would float through the trees a second time like a song: "Come now, Gabi. Come home, my daughter. Even dreamers need sleep." The day the boys chased me, 1 didn't need to wait for Mamí ...
... On the ground, my brother Jorge stood boldly in front of everyone else, waiting with the biggest stick. Jorge always felt he needed to protect me. No boy had ever dared to tease me when Jorge was near. When to TREE GIRL.
... needed to taste twice. "Come down, Laj Ali Re Jayub," one of the men called to me. "You're safe now." I had been safe even before everyone else arrived, so I smiled to myself as I crawled slowly from the tree. I liked the name Tree Girl ...
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