![]() ![]() A hilarious, heartwarming, and absolutely unmissable sequel. ![]() Cosquillas and “be generous with the applause.”įrom the July/August 2020 issue of The Horn Book Magazine. Most characters are Cuban American, and Hernandez continues to effortlessly incorporate intersectionalities, including Gabi’s loving polyamorous family and Sal’s Type 1 diabetes and his aromantic identity. As to the children’s quest, “No es fácil,” to quote Sal (and “every Cuban ever”), but when it’s all over, it’s easy for readers to follow the advice of Sal’s homeroom teacher Srx. ![]() It’s been three weeks since Sal and Gabi saved the life of Gabi’s newborn brother, Iggy, and everything seems to be back to normalor at least as normal as possible with a potentially broken universe. Can she be trusted? And must the (truly terrible) show go on? Featuring a diverse cast of characters both human and AI (and introducing Vorágine, a talking toilet whose name means “whirlpool” in Spanish), Hernandez balances action with playfulness, humor, and heart. by Carlos Hernandez RELEASE DATE: The continued multiverse adventures of Sal Vidn and Gabi Rel. Then a rogue Gabi from another universe pops up, warning of even more dire consequences. Sal’s father, a calamity physicist, thinks the way to do it is by mending the rips in the membrane between universes, but Sal’s not so sure. Sal and Gabi are back in the sequel to Pura Belpré Award–winning Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, only this time they have to fix the universe - and during tech week for their school’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Gabi is playing Alice), no less. Intermediate, Middle School Riordan/Disney-Hyperion 421 pp. ![]()
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