Get Ready for Gabi!

Written by Marisa Montes · Illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Part of the Get Ready for Gabi series

A school project forces Gabi to face her nemesis, but her words are getting tangled. Can she find her voice again?

3.4 Goodreads · 59 ratings

128 pages· 12,270 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· 480L

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Bookroo's summary

Gabi Morales Mercado faces her biggest challenge yet: working with her nemesis, Johnny Wiley, on a school project. As tensions rise, Gabi's words become a jumble of English and Spanish, leaving her misunderstood. With her friends and family by her side, can Gabi untangle her tongue and stand up to Johnny, or will she remain lost in translation? Dive into this lively tale of friendship, family, and finding your voice amidst chaos.

From the publisher

Move over Dora the Explorer. Out of the way Junie B. Gabi esta aqui! A school and family-based Little Apple series with a funny, spunky Latina main character–a wonderful first for Scholastic! With her friends and familia by her side, Gabi* is ready for anything–sort of. Maritza Gabriela Morales Mercado (Gabi for short) has big problemas. Her worst enemy, Johnny Wiley, is driving her crazy. He makes fun of her name. He picks on her friends. And now Gabi has to spend an entire month working with him on a school project! Gabi is so upset she can’t even talk straight. Her English words keep getting jumbled up with her Spanish words. Now she’s speaking a crazy mix of both, and no one knows what she’s saying! Will Gabi ever make sense again? Or will she be tongue-tied forever?

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