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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
If I found this book in 2014 (when it was released btw) I would've made it out a little more okay than I did now
Seeing and hearing all that Gabi goes through in a single year, and telling myself that my friends will go through similar things at around the same- if not younger ages feels like it would've taken so much off of me in a way? like yes we're all different, but the struggle of being the oldest then-teen, then-daughter from a poor immigrant family remains the same.
I'm so glad this book exists, and I'm so glad teachers like Gabi's poetry teacher exist, who care about their students and try to help them succeed in all facets of their lives! Without teachers like that, many of us wouldn't be where we are!
Seeing and hearing all that Gabi goes through in a single year, and telling myself that my friends will go through similar things at around the same- if not younger ages feels like it would've taken so much off of me in a way? like yes we're all different, but the struggle of being the oldest then-teen, then-daughter from a poor immigrant family remains the same.
I'm so glad this book exists, and I'm so glad teachers like Gabi's poetry teacher exist, who care about their students and try to help them succeed in all facets of their lives! Without teachers like that, many of us wouldn't be where we are!