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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... didn't respect them and hold tightly to their branches, you could fall and be hurt. But Mamí knew I respected trees. Her only warning was “Hold on to your dreams as tightly as you hold to the branches, Gabi.” I was too young then to ...
... didn't recognize the older boys . They were big , with clumsy steps and glassy eyes . When they kneeled beside me , I smelled on their breath the alcohol we called boj , a strong fruit liquor made in the cantóns . Both boys joked and ...
... didn't want to kiss the boys. Why would they want to kiss someone the other boys called Goat Face? I shook my head and kept weaving, but the boys were drunk. “Come with us,” one insisted. “You're so beauti- ful. We'll treat you like a ...
... didn't hurt you , ” one shouted . " You bit me , you ugly toad ! " the other growled . I kept climbing . The boys kept shouting angry threats as they climbed farther up into the tree after me . When we had crawled high enough for the ...
... didn't return to the cantón by sunset , Mamí would come into the forest calling my name softly . “ Gabriela , ” she would call . " Come home now . Your mothers , the earth and me , we're waiting for you . Come home now , Gabi . " Always ...