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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... smiled to myself as I crawled slowly from the tree. I liked the name Tree Girl. When I reached the ground, I glanced back up into the branches and felt the twinge of sadness one feels when leaving a close friend. As we returned to the ...
... smiled patiently before answering. "You're Maya, Gabi, and your world is changing even as we speak. You must learn to survive change or you'll be destroyed by it. Your education will teach you how to survive. Sending you to school has ...
Ben Mikaelsen. Mamí smiled gently. "It's because you think differ- ently than the other children, Gabi. You look up at the sky when the other children stare at the ground. Why do you think you love to climb trees? You see beauty the ...
... smile. This, however, probably bothered him worse than any sharp words I might have spoken. All afternoon I helped with the pig until it was scraped and ready to cook. By some miracle, Lester's stomachache disappeared when he saw we ...
... smiled kindly and said, "Love doesn't wear only a corte. It's easy to mix a recipe and to light a fire, but cooking with love is what makes food good." Love was what Mamí gave me, not only when she patiently struggled to teach me to ...
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