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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... Face because I was not very beautiful, even they began calling me Tree Girl. It began innocently enough. I was sitting beneath a small twisted cedar tree, weaving a special huipil, the blouse that I planned to wear for my quinceañera ...
... faces , squares , triangles , all telling of our beliefs , of the ancients , and of my ancestors . The symbols held the history of my people and told who I was . The huipil might someday be given to my children . To weave the special ...
... 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 princess.” The boys were blind to beauty. Their eyes held the look of stray dogs who see food ...
... spoke sweetly , the way a mother talks to a baby . " You said I was beautiful . Do I look so different up in a tree ? What's wrong ? Are you afraid to climb as high as an ugly toad?” The boys' angry faces reddened 6 TREE GIRL.
... 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 them even more foolish. When the boys stopped climbing ...