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Tree Girl | Ben Mikaelsen

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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? Ages 12+

ImperfectCJ

Tree Girl | Ben Mikaelsen

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The violence in this book makes me question my decision to stop prereading books for my kids. It also has me wondering (again) about how to inform my children about the world without leaving them feeling like everything is awful and hopeless because humans suck. I've read that one way to help kids make sense of current events is by teaching the context, but the context itself is pretty awful and often just reinforces the "humans suck" message.

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Tree Girl | Ben Mikaelsen

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With raw emotion, Mikaelsen relates a heartbreaking story that is all too real for refugees around the world. From an early age, Gabi was a Tree Girl who could climb the highest branches. After witnessing several massacres targeting the indigenous people of Guatemala, she embarks on a harrowing journey alone in search of safety and her lost sister. Tree Girl shares tragic insight into an often overlooked genocide and the people who survived it.

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