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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... ground . Each branch lifted me safely to the next , passing me higher and higher . The boys swore loudly as they scrambled after me . “ We didn't hurt you , ” one shouted . " You bit me , you ugly toad ! " the other growled . I kept ...
... the tree, their faces pale. I hoped the thin branches were strong enough to hold a short fourteen-year-old girl and two drunk and angry boys. One started to crawl back toward the ground , so I swung the tree harder . Once 7 BEN MIKAELSEN.
A Novel Ben Mikaelsen. ground , so I swung the tree harder . Once more they both clung to the branches as if held by glue . The fear that froze their bodies made them my prisoners . " Move and I'll swing even harder , ” I warned them ...
... ground picked up sticks and waited . " Climb down , " I ordered the boys . They looked at the waiting crowd below and hesi- tated . I held up a hard avocado as if to throw it , and they began descending . On the ground , my brother ...
... ground , Jorge and the others beat them hard before allowing them to escape . I doubted they would ever return to our cantón . Humiliation was not a poison that cowards needed to taste twice . " Come down , Laj Ali Re Jayub , ” one of ...