Gabriela McBride


 * "Gabriela" redirects here. For the doll, see Gabriela McBride (doll).

Gabriela McBride is the fifteenth Girl of the Year released by American Girl. She was released in 2017.

Character
Gabriela lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She has a stuttering problem, and is using spoken word poetry to help with the situation along with speech therapy. She dances tap, hip-hop, and ballet at her community center, Liberty Arts.

Books

 * Gabriela by Teresa E. Harris
 * Gabriela Speaks Out by Teresa E. Harris

Doll

 * See: Gabriela McBride (doll)


 * Face Mold: Sonali Mold
 * Skin: Dark
 * Hair: Dark Brown, curly
 * Eyes: Brown

Collection

 * See: Gabriela's Collection

Trivia

 * As of 2024, Gabriela McBride, Marisol Luna, Jess McConnell, Sonali Matthews, and Kanani Akina have been the only Girls of the Year of color.
 * Gabriela is the first Girl of the Year since Kailey Hopkins to explicitly say that the doll will be available past the end of the year the collection was released.