
Tree Girl
Ben Mikaelsen(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 23. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-06-009006-7 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Third Grade and over, Interest Age: From 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-009006-7 (9780060090067)
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Ben Mikaelsen has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers Golden Spur Award. His novels have won critical acclaim, as well as several state reader's choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Touching Spirit Bear. His newest book is "Jungle of Bones". Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben and his wife, Connie, live in Anacortes, WA.