Get Ready for Gabi! A Crazy, Mixed-Up Spanglish Day

By Marisa Montes

Book Overview

With her friends and familia by her side, Gabi* is ready for anything--sort of.Maritza Gabriela Morales Mercado (Gabi for short) has big problemas. Her worst enemy, Johnny Wiley, is driving her crazy. He makes fun of her name. He picks on her friends. And now Gabi has to spend an entire month working with him on a school project Gabi is so upset she can't even talk straight. Her English words keep getting jumbled up with her Spanish words. Now she's speaking a crazy mix of both, and no one knows what she's saying Will Gabi ever make sense again? Or will she be tongue-tied forever?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439517109
• ISBN13: 9780439517102
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Pr
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for ESL classes!

As an English as a Second Language teacher, I am always looking for easy to read books that address different cultures and languages. This book is perfect. I am now reading the 1st book in the Gabi series to a class, and have 2 other students reading #1 and #2 of the series on their own. I have students on a waiting list to read them next! The kids are thrilled to read books by an author who isn't afraid to throw in a little cultural flavor. This is an excellent book for beginning readers or older children just learning English--believe it or not, I am a middle school teacher!