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+

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 08/23/2005
ISBN: 9780060090067
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.21h x 4.99w x 0.51d

Review Citations: Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 73
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 16

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 78027 / Tree Girl
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 6