Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2014
Word Count 64,056
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 169644
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Family problems--Fiction
- Schools
- Dysfunctional families
- Gays
- High schools--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Pregnancy--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Pregnancy
- Pregnant teenagers
- Mexican American teenage girls
- High schools
- Gays--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Family problems
- Gay teenagers
- Schools--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Isabel Quintero about Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Isabel Quintero
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Isabel Quintero
Created by TeachingBooks
Morris Acceptance Speech, 2015, by Isabel Quintero
Created by Cinco Puntos Press
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by Cinco Puntos Press
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by Stephanie Kuehn
Interview with Isabel Quintero
Created by Pirate Tree
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Latin American & Iberian Institute
Created by Latin American & Iberian Institute
Teaching Ideas from Primary Source Pairings
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Common Core Guide from Cinco Puntos Press
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kyla Garcia
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 11
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Commended, 2015
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2015
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Winner, 2015
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2015
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2021
Winner, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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