Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 820L · 2014
Why we'd hand it over
Essential YA debut that refuses simplification—Gabi's voice is sharp and specific, her family is loving *and* complicated, and the prose (in journal entries, sketches, and lists) models how to write about identity without preaching.