Tree Girl
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 23, 2005
They call Gabriela Tree Girl.
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- Who it’s for
- A refugee’s search for her sister makes survival and identity inseparable.
- Themes
- Refugee displacement, Family separation and reunion, Searching for identity
- Genres
- Immigration for Teens, War & Military, Coming of Age
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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.
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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+
Between Loss and Hope
A refugee’s search for her sister makes survival and identity inseparable.
Come here for
- A young refugee’s urgent search for family and safety
- Hope persisting through loss and displacement
Expect
- Dangerous miles marked by hunger and thirst
- Questions of identity alongside a search for a new life
Where it sits
| Immigration for Teens | 63% |
|---|---|
| War & Military | 40% |
| Coming of Age | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 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
- Authors
- Ben Mikaelsen
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 23, 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Refugee displacement · Family separation and reunion · Searching for identity
- Reading lane
- YA Fiction