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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... tried to cross to the other side. That night, celebrating in the cantón, I sat only beside the shore of life and skipped rocks and threw flowers into the ripples, making childish wishes. For many long hours I danced and enjoyed myself ...
... tried desperately to crawl down from the tree and escape, but even stupid boys know not to of a tree that swings and bends and threatens to break with each movement. let go " Quit swinging the tree , " pleaded the boy 9 BEN MIKAELSEN.
... tried on the colorful huipil I had woven specially for the day . Julia began following me around and braided my hair whenever I stopped moving for even a few seconds . Little Alicia insisted on helping . I knew that the next morning it ...