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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... turned ten, I could climb to the top of any tree—even those that offered me only a few branches. Always I kicked off my sandals and socks at the bottom so that my toes could feel the coarse bark and find the hidden footholds. When I ...
... turned fifteen. On that special day, I would become a woman and be expected to behave as one, no longer wearing socks like a child. On my quinceañera I would dress up like a bride for the priest to bless me. Mamí would cook a big meal ...
... turned to empty chattering like two scared monkeys . " Come down , you ugly toad , or we'll hurt you , " one shouted . Now it was my turn to laugh . " What's wrong ? ” I called down . I spoke sweetly , the way a mother talks to a baby ...
... turned to me as we reached our small home in the cantón . “ You weren't afraid of the boys , Gabi ? " were you , I shook my head . " They were cowards . " " Remember , Gabi , " Mamí said , her voice fearful and filled with warning ...
... turning of the pig and the drinking of great quantities of boj . The boj helped to pass the long hours of darkness . I called it " song juice , " because it made the young men sing boisterous songs of lost love and of brave adventures ...