Gabi: A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Gabi Hernandez is a sixteen year old teenager, finishing up her senior year of high school, and chronicling it all in her diary. Gabby deals with personal issues like her weight gain, her traditional Hispanic mother, and her drug-addicted absentee father. Gabby's support system are her two best friends, Cindy and Sebastian. Cindy has recently turned up pregnant at school, and Sebastian has come out as gay to his family and is kicked out of his house. Gabi is a highly relatable character for any teenager and especially to Hispanic teens. As the story progresses, Gabi learns that she enjoys writing poetry, and would like to go off to college. When Gabi is accepted to her dream college, she must figure out if will go, or stay behind with her family as is her cultural norm.
Grades 9 and up.
Quintero, I. (2014). Gabi: A girl in pieces. TX: Cinco Puntos.
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