Tree Girl

One of the most powerful books a teen can read, this is the story of Gabi, a 14-year-old girl in Guatemala, who loves to look up to the sky and who loves to climb trees. She lives in dangerous times that don't seem to touch her, until the day comes when she loses the people she loves and has to set out on her own to save her life. Guerrillas and cowards with guns are all around her. Who can she trust when what she sees tells her that no one is sane anymore, and no one is safe anymore? Nothing in her world is making sense. She trusts in herself through the violence, the vengeance, the cowardice, and the arrogance. Mature events. 240 pages Ages 14 and up