Sal & Gabi Break the Universe

“This one is an all-time family favourite…It’s so funny, while also dealing with some more serious subjects. The main character, Sal, has type one diabetes and so did his mother, who died before the start of the book. While he was learning meditation techniques for helping to cope with his grief, he figured out how to rip holes into other universes and pull things through, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. At the very beginning he’s starting out at a new school, and there’s somebody who’s being a bully to him. He winds up pulling a dead chicken into that bully’s locker from a chicken processing factory that’s nearby in another universe, and that sets off a chain of events.” Read more...

The Best Audiobooks for a Family Road Trip

Emily Connelly, Journalist