Tree Girl: A NovelHarper Collins, 29 Μαρ 2011 - 252 σελίδες They call Gabriela Tree Girl. 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 vows to be Tree Girl no more and 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 and thirst, 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? Ages 12+ |
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... 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 . 10 TREE GIRL.
A Novel Ben Mikaelsen. ever dared to tease me when Jorge was near . When the two boys reached the ground , Jorge and the others beat them hard before allowing them to escape . I doubted they would ever return to our cantón . Humiliation ...
... Jorge, when he's the oldest?” As much as he loved me, I knew that Jorge had felt betrayed and hurt that he was not the one. Mamí smiled gently . “ It's because you think differ- 12 TREE GIRL.
... Jorge needed help butchering the pig that Uncle Raphael gave us . He found Lester throwing corn husks at the dogs . “ Would you help me to dip the pig in boiling water and scrape the skin ? ” he asked . Suddenly Lester held his stomach ...
... Jorge said , knowing that I resented such words . I could do anything Jorge could , and more . I could weave , pick herbs , and climb trees higher than he could . Jorge's teasing came mostly from his disap- pointment and frustration ...