Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook #2: MVP Summer
Gabby Garcia’s Ultimate Playbook2

Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook #2: MVP Summer

Iva-Marie Palmer
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Description

“Perfect for fans of Big Nate and Dork Diaries.”—Nerdy Book Club

Everyone’s favorite pitcher Gabby Garcia is back and better than ever in the second installment of this laugh-out-loud illustrated middle grade series full of doodles, sports trivia, and home-run humor!

Summer is here, and pitching phenom Gabby Garcia has another hot streak all planned out! After she’s invited to join an elite baseball league and asked out by her crush, it seems like Gabby is bound to achieve her MVP dreams.

But life loves throwing Gabby curveballs. And when her BFF Diego returns from Costa Rica with a totally oddball new hobby, it feels like their once solid friendship is suddenly biting the dust. Thank goodness Gabby has her playbook!


In her signature playbook, Gabby tackles it all:


  • Summer Baseball Fun: Gabby scores an invitation to an elite summer league, but she’ll have to prove she has what it takes to be the MVP.
  • First Crush Drama: Just when Gabby gets asked out by her crush, life throws her a curveball she never saw coming.
  • Friendship Stories: When her best friend Diego gets a weird new hobby, their once-solid friendship is put to the test.
  • Illustrated Novel Format: Told in Gabby’s hilarious playbook style, with tons of doodles and sports trivia on every page.

Genres

FriendshipSocial ThemesJuvenile FictionBaseball & SoftballSports & RecreationLove & RomanceGymnasticsFootballWinter SportsSoccerCyclingHockeySkateboarding
Pages304
Released2018
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN9780062391858
SellerHarperCollins

About the author(s)

Iva-Marie Palmer is the author of the Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook series and The Jules Verne Prophecy (with Larry Schwarz). She's also written many young adult titles, including Gimme Everything You Got. Born and raised in Chicago's south suburbs, Iva now lives in Burbank, California, with her husband and two sons. She likes many more things than she dislikes so won't list them all here.

Marta Kissi is a London-based illustrator originally from Warsaw. She studied BA illustration & animation at Kingston University and MA communication art & design at the Royal College of Art. Her favorite part of being an illustrator is bringing stories to life by designing charming characters and the wonderful worlds they live in. She shares a studio in London with her husband, James, and their pet plant, Trevor.

Reviews

Praise for Gabby Garcia’s Ultimate Playbook: “You’re going to root, root, root for Gabby Garcia!” - Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Whatever After series

“Big thumbs up!” - Suzanne Selfors, author of the Ever After High series

“Sassy and fun!” - Lenore Look, award-winning author of the Alvin Ho series and the Ruby Lu series

“Hilarious and joyful.” - Kirkus Reviews

“It’s refreshing to see a female ballplayer protagonist in a middle grade novel.” - School Library Journal

One of Brightly’s “10 Exciting New Middle Grade Books with Latinx Main Characters”! - Across the Board

“Gabby’s diary like narration gives readers insight into the high-spirited protagonist’s thoughts and passion for baseball, and doodled illustrations give her playbook an authentic feel.” - Booklist

“Gabby’s satisfying journey toward gaining a more team-focused attitude is narrated in a wry and witty voice that ought to win over many readers, sports fans or not.” - Publishers Weekly

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