Quintero,
Isabel. (2014). Gabi: A girl in pieces.
TX: Cinco Puntos.
Gabriella chronicles her senior year in a journal. These
journal entries help her to process her feelings as she deals with her issues
as well as her friends and family issues. She’s haunted with trying to be a “good
girl” in her mom’s eyes since her mom got pregnant early. Gabi becomes a confidant
for her friends as she learns about a pregnancy and finding out her friend was
raped. She has a lot of thoughts about sex, rape, consent and boys attitudes
toward girls’ bodies. Gabi also deals with the drug addiction of her father and
her aspirations for college. She is also learning about love and the story ends
with plans for college. This story describes the pains of adolescence. The
author showed the feelings and emotions of a teenage girl guiding her way
through.
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