![]() ![]() ![]() Cosquillas and “be generous with the applause.”įrom the July/August 2020 issue of The Horn Book Magazine. SIGNED BOOKPLATES Sal Vidn has just started at a new school, with new bullies and new teachers who dont. As to the children’s quest, “No es fácil,” to quote Sal (and “every Cuban ever”), but when it’s all over, it’s easy for readers to follow the advice of Sal’s homeroom teacher Srx. Can she be trusted? And must the (truly terrible) show go on? Featuring a diverse cast of characters both human and AI (and introducing Vorágine, a talking toilet whose name means “whirlpool” in Spanish), Hernandez balances action with playfulness, humor, and heart. Then a rogue Gabi from another universe pops up, warning of even more dire consequences. ![]() Sal’s father, a calamity physicist, thinks the way to do it is by mending the rips in the membrane between universes, but Sal’s not so sure. Carlos Hernandez is the author of middle grades 1 novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and its subsequent sequel Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe, both of which are part of the 'Rick Riordan Presents' publishing imprint. ![]() Sal and Gabi are back in the sequel to Pura Belpré Award–winning Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, only this time they have to fix the universe - and during tech week for their school’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Gabi is playing Alice), no less. Intermediate, Middle School Riordan/Disney-Hyperion 421 pp. Disney has tapped John Wick and Grand Hotel producer Eva Longoria and Grand Hotel producer Ben Spector to develop an adaptation of Carlos Hernandez YA novel Sal & Gabi Break the Universe. ![]()
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