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Tree Girl

Name: Tree Girl
ISBN: 9780060090067

Ben Mikaelsen

HarperCollins · Paperback · August 23, 2005

Reading lane: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens

They call Gabriela Tree Girl.

Immigration for Teens Caribbean & Latin America for Teens Homelessness & Poverty for Teens young

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Between Loss and Hope

A refugee’s search for her sister makes survival and identity inseparable.

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A young refugee’s urgent search for family and safety
Hope persisting through loss and displacement

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Dangerous miles marked by hunger and thirst
Questions of identity alongside a search for a new life

Book Details

Authors: Ben Mikaelsen
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: August 23, 2005
Format: Paperback
Theme: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens · Immigration for Teens
Reading lane: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens

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YA Fiction
Coming of Age
Diverse YA Fiction
YA Stories About Girls & Women

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War & Military YA
Indigenous Voices for Teens
Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
Middle East for Teens

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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+