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Tree Girl
By Mikaelsen, Ben
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06009-004-3
- Publisher
- New York : Rayo : c2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2004
Gr 6-10 In her remote Guatemalan village, 14-year-old Gabriela is known as Tree Girl for her habit of fleeing to the forest and climbing high to escape the world. When guerrilla warfare comes to her area, her life is changed forever. Soldiers eventually discover the small school she attends, beat and murder her teacher, and shoot the other students. Tree climbing saves Gabi from that massacre, and she is away from home when her village is destroyed and nearly all of her family members are...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
