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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2000
  • Latest Book:
    April 2012
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Full Series List in Order

Get Ready for Gabi!

1 - A Crazy Mixed-up Spanglish Day (Apr-2003)
2 - Who's That Girl? (Sep-2003)
3 - No More Spanish (Feb-2004)
4 - Please Don't Go! (Jun-2004)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • After their parents' death, Javi Cisneros and his little brother, Nico, move from their home in Puerto Rico to live with their Tití Amparo in northern California. As Javi struggles to adapt, he becomes increasingly worried by Nico's new imaginary fr...



  • What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in his wake?

    Laugh--that's what! Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo, Puerto Rico's most celebrated fold c...



  • Discovering one day that they have had their first egg, Mr. and Mrs. Gabbler are excited beyond words, but when the egg suddenly goes missing, it is up to them and all their forest friends to find out what has happened to it. Jr Lib Guild....



  • WATCH OUT, WORLD! GABI ESTA AQUI! (That means: Gabi is here!) With her friends and familia by her side, Gabi* is ready for anything ... sort of. Her worst enemy, Johnny Wiley, is driving her crazy. He makes fun of her name. He picks on her friend...



  • Watch out world! Gabí está aquí! (That means: Gabi is here!) A school and family-based Little Apple series with a funny, spunky Latina main character--a wonderful first for Scholastic!

    With her friends and familia by her side, Gabí is read...



  • Move over Dora the Explorer. Out of the way Junie B. Gabí está aquí! A school and family-based Little Apple series with a funny, spunky Latina main character--a wonderful first for Scholastic!

    No way! Gabí* refuses to speak any more Spanis...



  • Move over Dora the Explorer. Out of the way Junie B. Gabí está aquí! A school and family-based Little Apple series with a funny, spunky Latina main character--a wonderful first for Scholastic!

    It's so hard to say, ¡ADIOS! Gabi LOVES that h...



  • Oh, no!

    What silly thing will Juan Bobo do next?

    What else would you expect from a boy whose name means "Simple John"? Join in the laughs as Puerto Rico's most celebrated folk character goes to work!

    ...



  • Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party

    Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in...






  • “An enjoyable, compelling read. Much like Caroline B. Cooney’s Both Sides of Time” from the author of Los Gatos Black on Halloween (School Library Journal).   “I helped you. Now you help me.”   As fourteen-year-old Allison Blair l...


Award-Winning Books by Marisa Montes

Los Gatos Black on Halloween
2008 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marisa Montes has published 10 books.

Marisa Montes does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Circle of Time, was published in April 2012.

The first book by Marisa Montes, Something Wicked's in Those Woods, was published in September 2000.

Yes. Marisa Montes has 1 series.