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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
5.0

I loved it, I loved it, I loved it.

Sometimes when reading a diary format story, you don't actually feel like you're reading a diary, but this nailed that mix of high and low - a deep, profound exchange alongside a totally inane proclamation. Quintero's writing is spot-on, but Gabi's voice is the show stealer and I could follow her life for a hundred more pages. My heart rose and fell with her's. I remember falling in love with poetry at the same time in my life for the same reasons. I loved watching her develop her view of what it means to be a woman and to challenge the perceptions of other women in her life. Highly, highly recommend.