 | Gabby Torres gets a billion followers (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) (Gabby Torres) Author: Dominguez, Angela | |
| Price: $19.08 | ||
Summary:
Join Gabby as she navigates the inevitable disasters of fourth grade and social media. Some pages in graphic novel format.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 3.50 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 554852 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/15/24)
School Library Journal (00/11/24)
Booklist (05/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/01/25)
The Hornbook (00/03/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2025 In this charming book that combines comics and prose, 9-year-old Gabby experiences existing on the internet for a brief moment. She's in a club focused on ocean conservation with some pals, including Stella Diaz from Dominguez's popular book series, and shares an idea to launch a social media account to raise awareness. When she gets her first negative comment, she becomes fixated on the identity of the offender. The big takeaway from this story is that social media isn't always easy or safe to navigate for kids or adults, and getting too wrapped up in it can have harmful impacts on your daily life. Gabby ends up pushing away her close friends, people she logically knows would never say or do something to hurt her on purpose, all because she stumbled upon one comment among all the positive ones that wasn't equally supportive. The cartoons are simple but effective, presented in a format similar to the Wimpy Kid books but with more color and often in traditional comic frames. The crossover with Stella Diaz is cute, and it's a great kick-off of a brand new series. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
