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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... rest of us. If all you are going to do is learn to repeat your lessons, I might as well send a parrot to school.” “I try to understand what I learn,” I assured him. Papí smiled patiently before answering. “You're Maya, Gabi, and your ...
... We walked in silence the rest of the distance to the cantón . That day was not the first time my parents had spoken of changes that were coming , though they always refused to say what those changes might be . 13 BEN MIKAELSEN.
... rest of the afternoon . The night before the celebration , Antonio and Julia made decorations with flowers and corn husks . I washed and tried on the colorful huipil I had woven specially for the day . Julia began following me around ...
... rest of us . He wasn't like the many Latino teachers who thought they were better than the Indios . He was a big man , big like a gentle horse , and his kindness made me more comfortable with him than I was with my own grandfather ...
... rest of us. Each time Jorge's head nodded, Papí elbowed him sharply in the ribs. The children of the cantón squirmed and fidgeted during the ceremony, knowing only that later there would be food and candy and the breaking of a piñata ...