Mikiyah Brown

2nd hour English

Book Report

The book Gabi, A Girl in Pieces is about a 17 year old teenager named Gabi. We follow
the events of Gabi’s life throughout the entire book; her friendships, her heartbreaks, and even
her school life. We are introduced to her friends and family early in the book and later on new
relationships blossom.The book gives advice to teenagers going through similar situations as
Gabi and her friends, while also keeping it fun and entertaining. The book is set up in a personal
journal/diary format which really captivates the reader and wants you reading more. As a
teenager myself, there were a few parts of the book that really stood out and resonated with me
that would surely help other teenagers out with their personal lives.

One part of the book that resonated with me was towards the beginning of the book
when we are first introduced to her two best friends, Cindy and Sebastian. Cindy and Sebastian
both have troubles with their parents that a lot of teenagers around the world can relate to.
Sebastian came out as gay to his very catholic parents and Cindy told her parents that she was
pregnant. Cindy’s mother was just about ready to beat her when she found out she was
pregnant and Sebastian’s parents kicked him out of the house. This part of the story resonated
with me because I’ve done stuff myself that I’m not too proud of and I had to gather up the
courage to tell my mother. Although my mother may get mad and fuss at me, at the end of the
day she’s going to be on my side and help me out of any situation I might be stuck in. I find this
part of the book important because a lot of teenagers have to deal with unsupportive parents
such as Cindy’s and Sebastian’s and the book gives insight on how to deal with these
hardships. In all, the book gives advice to teenagers while keeping the reader entertained and
laughing throughout Gabi’s journey.

Revisions
For this second draft, I added ideas and took out sentences I felt were unnecessary. I
emphasized certain points that I wanted to stand out more and fixed several sentences to be
more understandable. I overall fixed the flow of the essay. I also tweaked some minor mistakes I
made such as with grammar and misspellings.