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.
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.
Charactersedit
Gabriella "Gabby" Gomez / Gum Girl - A young girl who loves to chew gum, but her parents and teachers warned her against it, but she accidentally transforms herself into the sticky, stretchy superhero, Gum Girl. She usually wears a pink dress, a pink bow, and black mary-janes. As Gum Girl, her entire body was made up of chewing gum which gives her extreme “stretch ability.”[1]
Rico Gomez / Bubble Boy - Gabby's brother. He is the fan of Gum Girl and Ninja-Rina. He has ability to blow soap bubbles.
Natalie Gooch / Brainstormer - A large tomboy, who bullies Gabby, then becomes Gabby's friend. She was a secondary protagonist of the series. She can also be a member of The Cocodrilos. She is shown as a wrestler and a researcher.
Ninja-Rina - A third protagonist in the series. She is a masked ballerina with mad ninja skills. She knows jujitsu, basket-weaving, and ceramics. She is described as "the quick and graceful as ever."
Robo-Chef - An arrogant pastry chef and inventor who hates gum. He serves as an anti-hero of the series. He pilots a gigantic one-eyed chef-shaped robot with an eggbeater for his left arm which squirts out peanut cooking oil.
Mrs. Gomez - Gabby's mother. She punishes Gabby from chewing gum.
Dr. Gomez - Gabby's father. He is a dentist of his own practice, Gomez Dental.
Ms. Smoot - Gabby's teacher in Fillmore Elementary School.
Jeffery Hansen / Hamster Hansen - Gabby's former substitute teacher in Fillmore Elementary School. When Mr. Chubby Cheeks bites him after he gets into the experimental green substance, Mr. Hansen becomes crazy by eating and drinking a lot, and he then transforms into the giant hamster monster. After he drank an antidote, he turns back into human.
Ravi Rodriguez - A young little boy, who becomes a news reporter.
Raul Gomez / Sol Azteca - Gabby's uncle, famous luchador, and archaeologist.
The Everhander / The Underhander - Sol Azteca's old partner and rival. As the Underhander, he threatens to steal the Jade Jaguar.
Ninja-Rina's mother
Police Chief Lily Yee
Miguel, Alma, Lucas, and Litza/Kid Jaguar, Lightning Lobo, Narwhal Nina, and Pink Puma (also known as The Jaguares) - Sol Azteca's students.
The Cocodrilos - The Everhander's students.
The Mayor
The Citizens
Mr. Chubby Cheeks - Mr. Hansen's pet hamster.
Ms. Jones - The librarian of Fillmore School.
Principal Eskenas - The principal of Fillmore School.
The Escaped Monkeys - The gag characters in the series. There are three monkeys that hold rubber spatulas and being escaped from the zoo after Gum Girl defeats Robo-Chef, starting in "Gum Luck".
Receptionedit
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."
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.
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.
^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.
^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.
Referencesedit
^Corbett, Sue (20 July 2018). "Books for Emerging Readers Publishers discuss the unsung value of early chapter books in fostering literacy". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^"Nancy Cartwright juggles voices of 'Rugrats' Chuckie, Bart Simpson".
November 26, 2023
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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 The Gumazing Gum GirlMontijo s Vintage poster for the seriesAuthorRhode MontijoLuke ReynoldsCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSpanishGenreChildren s literatureSuperheroHumorSequential artPublisherDisney Hyperion 2013 2020 Little Brown amp Company 2020 present Publication dateAugust 20 2013 present Contents 1 Premise 2 Characters 3 Reception 4 Books 5 Book Packs 5 1 The Gumazing Gum Girl Pack 2019 5 1 1 Books Including 6 Animated series adaptation 7 Notes 8 ReferencesPremise editThe 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 editGabriella Gabby Gomez Gum Girl A young girl who loves to chew gum but her parents and teachers warned her against it but she accidentally transforms herself into the sticky stretchy superhero Gum Girl She usually wears a pink dress a pink bow and black mary janes As Gum Girl her entire body was made up of chewing gum which gives her extreme stretch ability 1 Rico Gomez Bubble Boy Gabby s brother He is the fan of Gum Girl and Ninja Rina He has ability to blow soap bubbles Natalie Gooch Brainstormer A large tomboy who bullies Gabby then becomes Gabby s friend She was a secondary protagonist of the series She can also be a member of The Cocodrilos She is shown as a wrestler and a researcher Ninja Rina A third protagonist in the series She is a masked ballerina with mad ninja skills She knows jujitsu basket weaving and ceramics She is described as the quick and graceful as ever Robo Chef An arrogant pastry chef and inventor who hates gum He serves as an anti hero of the series He pilots a gigantic one eyed chef shaped robot with an eggbeater for his left arm which squirts out peanut cooking oil Mrs Gomez Gabby s mother She punishes Gabby from chewing gum Dr Gomez Gabby s father He is a dentist of his own practice Gomez Dental Ms Smoot Gabby s teacher in Fillmore Elementary School Jeffery Hansen Hamster Hansen Gabby s former substitute teacher in Fillmore Elementary School When Mr Chubby Cheeks bites him after he gets into the experimental green substance Mr Hansen becomes crazy by eating and drinking a lot and he then transforms into the giant hamster monster After he drank an antidote he turns back into human Ravi Rodriguez A young little boy who becomes a news reporter Raul Gomez Sol Azteca Gabby s uncle famous luchador and archaeologist The Everhander The Underhander Sol Azteca s old partner and rival As the Underhander he threatens to steal the Jade Jaguar Ninja Rina s mother Police Chief Lily Yee Miguel Alma Lucas and Litza Kid Jaguar Lightning Lobo Narwhal Nina and Pink Puma also known as The Jaguares Sol Azteca s students The Cocodrilos The Everhander s students The Mayor The Citizens Mr Chubby Cheeks Mr Hansen s pet hamster Ms Jones The librarian of Fillmore School Principal Eskenas The principal of Fillmore School The Escaped Monkeys The gag characters in the series There are three monkeys that hold rubber spatulas and being escaped from the zoo after Gum Girl defeats Robo Chef starting in Gum Luck Reception editThe 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 editThe Gumazing Gum Girl by Rhode Montijo No Title Date ISBN1Chews Your Destiny a August 20 2013978 142315740 3Gabby 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 2Gabby 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 2018978 142316138 7As 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 2019978 136804817 0Gum Girl and her family visit Mexico to meet a famous luchador Sol Azteca 5Stick Together September 7 2021 c 978 136805810 0Gum Girl and her friends go on a mission to fight Mr Hansen who was now a giant hamster monster Book Packs editThe Gumazing Gum Girl Pack 2019 edit Books Including edit Chews Your Destiny Gum Luck Popped StarAnimated series adaptation editOn May 27 2021 according to voice actress Nancy Cartwright Disney Television Animation and CRE84U are developing an animated show based on the series 2 Notes edit Chews Your Destiny won the Sequoyah Book Award in 2016 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 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 References edit Corbett Sue 20 July 2018 Books for Emerging Readers Publishers discuss the unsung value of early chapter books in fostering literacy Publishers Weekly Retrieved 19 June 2019 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