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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... sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp , she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future . ISBN - 10 : 0-06-009006-5 ( pbk . ) — ISBN - 13 : 978-0-06-009006-7 ( pbk . ) 1 ...
... sister , but he was a timid person and feared tak- ing risks . He would laugh and clap when another boy did something mischievous like holding on to a cow's tail , but he never allowed himself to grab hold . Though he was shy , I knew ...
... , Lester's stomachache disappeared when he saw we were done . The day before my quinceañera , I found myself getting short with my youngest sisters , Lidia and Alicia . They kept wandering away , and then everybody had to stop 20 TREE GIRL.
... the breaking of a piñata. One boy chased his sister under the nearby trees as his mother scolded him in a loud whisper. The priest finished his long sermon by solemnly asking me to kneel. As he touched my head, he 25 BEN MIKAELSEN.