Tree Girl: A Novel

Name: Tree Girl: A Novel
Rating: 4.769230842590332 (13 reviews)

Ben Mikaelsen

Mar 2011 · Harper Collins

4.8

13 reviews

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252

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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. 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?

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4.8

13 reviews

A Google user

September 29, 2012

I loved this book, based on a true story. The author was able to carefully describe what was happening throughout the story. I cried like a baby reading it.

A Google user

November 22, 2010

this book is very good. its a must read!

Jorge Henriquez

October 5, 2021

Great book, highly recommended for sure!

About the author

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. These novels include Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben lives near Bozeman, Montana, with his 700-pound black bear, Buffy.

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