Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

July 24-September 29

Reading Check

1. Their SAT exams (August 1)

2. She thinks they are “restricting” and “a trap.” (August 18)

3. Her light skin (September 16)

4. Having the “least amount of pregnant girls in [the] school district” (September 23)

5. That she is a witch (September 25)

Short Answer

1. Gabi is named after her grandmother, who didn’t want to meet Gabi because she believed Gabi’s mother was “living in sin.” (July 24)

2. After a successful vacation bonding with his dad, Sebastian is considering coming out to him. Sebastian decides to tell his parents that he is gay, and his parents kick him out of the house—disowning him; his mother tries to slit her wrists. (August 5-7)

3. Gabi believes she has this type of relationship with her mother because “sometimes she’s wonderful [and] sometimes not so much.” Gabi shares that her mother says derogatory words about Gabi’s weight, yet her mother is very proud of the fact that Gabi does well in school. (August 18)

4. Gabi rarely sees her father, who has an addiction to meth.