The Gumazing Gum Girl!

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The Gumazing Gum Girl
Gum Girl vintage.jpg
Montijo's "Vintage" poster for the series
Author Rhode Montijo
Luke Reynolds
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Genre Children's literature
Superhero
Humor
Sequential art
PublisherDisney/Hyperion (2013-2020)
Little Brown & Company (2020-present)
Publication date
August 20, 2013-present
Publication placeUnited States

The Gumazing Gum Girl! (sometimes referred to simply as Gum Girl!) is an American children's superhero chapter book series by Rhode Montijo and co-authored by Luke Reynolds. It came out on August 20, 2013. The series is inspired by retro-styled superhero comic books and low-budget monster films.

Contents

Premise

The series revolved around Gabby Gomez, a Hispanic gum-obsessed elementary school girl who becomes a sticky, stretchy superhero creature, Gum Girl, after accidentally electrocuting herself by blowing a bubble that was way too big. As Gum Girl, Gabby risks her life to fight criminals and save the day with her friends Ravi, Bubble Boy, Ninja-Rina, Robo-Chef and Brainstormer.

Characters

Reception

The book series was published to immediate critical mixed-to-acclaim. Some reviewers praised the book series as an exciting way to learn to read in English and in Spanish, particularly compared to the primers that it supplanted. Kirkus Reviews noted the book series' heavy use of humor and sequences. Kirkus wrote, "Perfectly paced and bursting with laughs....". BCCB wrote, "...a welcome addition to the ranks of early-elementary superkids."

Books

The Gumazing Gum Girl! by Rhode Montijo
No.TitleDateISBN
1Chews Your Destiny [a] August 20, 2013 978-142315740-3
Gabby Gomez loves chewing gum so much that she falls asleep chewing it, only to wake up covered in gum. Although her mother bans her from chewing gum, Gabby discovers that if she chews a special kind of gum, blows it up and has it pop all over her, she has super powers.
2Gum LuckJune 13, 2017 [b] 978-142316117-2
Gabby fights with the villain, Robo Chef, who wants to take revenge for the embarrassment that happened to him at a baking event due to gum. Gabby's problem is that her parents said no more to gum, but Gabby just found out that she was Gum Girl.
3Popped StarApril 3, 2018 978-142316138-7
As Gabby Gomez is trying to tell her family she is Gum Girl, she encounters Ninja-Rina, a masked ballerina for whom no crime is "tutu" big.
4Cover BlownOctober 10, 2019 978-136804817-0
Gum Girl and her family visit Mexico to meet a famous luchador, Sol Azteca.
5Stick Together!September 7, 2021 [c] 978-136805810-0
Gum Girl and her friends go on a mission to fight Mr. Hansen, who was now a giant hamster monster.

Book Packs

The Gumazing Gum Girl Pack! (2019)

Books Including

  • Chews Your Destiny
  • Gum Luck
  • Popped Star

Animated series adaptation

On May 27, 2021, voice actress Nancy Cartwright revealed that DreamWorks Animation Television and CRE84U are developing an animated show based on the books, though there are currently no new updates as of 2024. [2]

Notes

  1. Chews Your Destiny won the Sequoyah Book Award in 2016.
  2. Gum Luck was originally going to be released in 2014, but due to the production of the animated Halloween Kid special by Sanzigen, it was pushed to June 17, 2017.
  3. Stick Together! was originally going to be released in August 17, 2021, but due to a delay in shipping, it was pushed to September 7, 2021.

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