Booklist Review

The seemingly indestructible and unbeatable Gum Girl is back to face another villain, while also enduring a terrible toothache from all the gum chewing. Call it her kryptonite. In this second book in the series, Gabby Gomez struggles with her secret superhero identity and whether to fess up to her parents, all the while fighting off a cartoonish chef-turned-villain. This series has a little bit of a monster-of-the-week vibe, as the very end of the book introduces the next villain she'll be facing, while wrapping up the chef's story. It also plays on traditional tropes of the hero having to save the school bully from harm, or the villain falling ironically for the same trick that contributed to their fall from grace. Simple cartoons with thick lines and flat coloring accompany a combination of chapter-book prose and a sprinkle of captions and word balloons. Any young fan of action-packed afternoon superhero cartoons will enjoy this series, which stars a mostly Latin cast. Get your awesome girl-versus-evil-robot action right here.--Pino, Kristina Copyright 2017 Booklist