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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... by command. The sudden silence made all of us turn to look. Eight soldiers in uniform appeared like ghosts out of the darkness, their rifles pointed toward us. Books by BEN MIKAELSEN RESCUE JOSH MCGUIRE SPARROW Hawk Red.
... - ous when they have guns . " " The boys didn't have guns , ” I said . " No , but soldiers and guerrillas do . Gabriela , war is coming to our great country . " CHAPTER TWO I think my youth allowed me to ignore 14 TREE GIRL.
... soldiers had begun crossing the hillsides , sometimes stopping in our cantón to ask questions . Guerrillas without uniforms also questioned us . Both sides used the same words . " You must not help the enemy , ” they warned us . “ If ...