Gabi: A Girl in Pieces
Quintero, I. (2014). Gabi:A girl in pieces. TX: Cinco Puntos
Media Type: Audiobooks
Narrated by Kyla Garcia
Length: 7 hrs. 58 min
Release Date: December, 16, 2014Summary:
Gabi tells the story of her last year in high school in her diary. Gabi has to cope with her weight throughout the novel. Her mom is constantly telling her that she needs to lose weight if she wants to one day get married. Her best friend Cindy becomes pregnant after having sex just once. Her other best friend Sebastian gets kicked out of his house after coming out of the closet about being gay. To top it off her father is a drug addict and is gone most of the time. He ends up over dosing on meth and dying. Gabi does find love despite her weight. She also finds that poetry helps her cope with many of the problems that she is facing.
Response:
This novel incorporates many of the challenges that young adults face. Form teen pregnancy, to being gay, to being raped, to having a parent who is an addict. Also having to deal with being over weight in a society that idolizes girls who are skinny. I was also able to relate with this novel from the perspective of a girl who comes from a Mexican-American family. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this novel, for some reason it reminded me of "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros.
Connection to Textbook:
Chapter 1- Books like this one can be used to share different cultures with children. This novel might serve as a mirror for some and a window for other readers.
Chapter 6- First person point of view is a literary device used in this novel.
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