The Gumazing Gum Girl! Stick Together! - by Rhode Montijo

Book Synopsis

Join Gabby Gomez in the 5th installment of the Gumazing Gum Girl! as she fights an overgrown hamster and reunites with old friends in this thrilling and immersive superhero story.

Gabby's back from Spring Break and the trip of a lifetime, where she met her tío Sol Azteca, a famous luchador, and learned about her roots. Now Gabby has a new friend by her side...former bully Natalie Gooch. With their friendship blossoming, Gabby is eager to fight for justice and protect her town. But when a former substitute teacher returns to Fillmore Elementary acting un poco nutty, Gabby learns that danger might be closer than it seems. Will a Gum Girl team finally assemble? Or will Gabby Gomez finally be stretched to her limits?

With Spanish words used throughout the story, readers continue to have opportunities to be fully immersed in Gabby's world--through text, art, and speech. This fully illustrated chapter book series is for the superhero fans inside all of us.

Catch the rest of The Gumazing Gum Girl! series adventures:
The Gumazing Gum Girl! Chews Your Destiny
The Gumazing Gum Girl! Gum Luck!
The Gumazing Gum Girl! Popped Star
The Gumazing Gum Girl! Cover Blown

Review Quotes

Praise for the Gumazing Gum Girl! Series

Book One: Chews Your Destiny

"Perfectly paced and bursting with laughs, the tale will appeal to fans of humor and reluctant readers alike, who will identify with Gabby's sticky situation." --Kirkus Reviews

"[Gabby's] good heart and realistic struggles with her mom and classroom bullies make her eminently relatable, and her exuberant voice (she bursts into song when excited) makes her a welcome addition to the ranks of early-elementary superkids." --The Bulletin

Book Two: Gum Luck

"A shoo-in for reluctant readers...Good, sticky fun." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Rhode Montijo received a BFA in illustration from California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts). He is the creator of Sí. ¡No!, the first book in the Skeletown picture book series. His other works include Pablo's Inferno, a five issue indie comic series, and the picture books Cloud Boy and The Halloween Kid. He also illustrated Greg Trine's Melvin Beederman, Superhero series, Vicky Rubin's The Three Swingin' Pigs, and Gary Soto's Lucky Luis. Stick Together! is the fifth book in The Gumazing Gum Girl! series. He invites you to visit him online at rhodemontijo.com. Luke Reynolds taught public middle and high school for many years before joining the Education faculty at Endicott College. Luke is the author of many books for kids, and his favorite flavor of gum is strawberry banana! He currently lives in Massachusetts and invites you to visit him at lukewreynolds.com