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Tree Girl
''Tree Girl'' is an award-winning book which was published by Ben Mikaelsen〔Scholastic Books biography|http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/ben-mikaelsen〕 in 2004. Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state reader's choice awards, one being ''Tree Girl''. == Summary == ''Tree Girl'' is a novel, based on a true story, that tells the story of a young woman’s journey through womanhood and a tough struggle.They call Gabriela "Tree Girl" or Laj Ali Re Jayub in her native language of Quich'e. 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 sites and sounds of an unspeakable massacre. She sees a rape and murder - the ravages of guerrilla warfare. She vows to be a Tree Girl no more. Earth bound, she joins the hordes 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, thirst, and the threats of more violence from soldiers, 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? This novel is based on a true story told to the author one night by the real Tree Girl in a secure safe house in Guatemala. Recommended for 6th grade and older.
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