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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... fire , and some villagers even left their fields so that they could see the two boys I had trapped in the tree . Everyone on the ground picked up sticks and waited . " Climb down , " I ordered the boys . They looked at the waiting crowd ...
... , then grudgingly he allowed me to go with him to where the big barrel of water heated over the fire . " I'll kill the pig , " he announced , as if that made him more important . I didn't mind . I helped 19 BEN MIKAELSEN.
... 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 cook but also when we cleaned a chicken or worked grinding corn for tor- tillas . She taught me ...