The first Sal and Gabi novel was described by Kirkus Reviews as "a breath of fresh air" while Publishers Weekly gave both novels starred reviews, applauding Break the Universe's "nonstop sense of wonder accompanies a genuinely heartwarming and humorous tone" and concluding that "Sal and Gabi are clearly a fictional team destined for greatness". The books follow the adventures of Sal Vidón and his best friend Gabi Reál as they handle the consequences of Sal's ability to open portals to alternative universes, all the while attending Miami's premier magnet school, Culeco Academy of the Arts. The Sal and Gabi novels are works of young adult fiction that mix Cuban traditions and beliefs with science fiction. Main articles: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe
Hernandez lives in Queens, New York, with his wife, the World Fantasy Award author C. He is currently finalizing Negocios Infernales, a tabletop role-playing game that he co-created with C. He has been a lead writer and a game designer on Meriwether, a computer role-playing game charting the voyage of the Lewis and Clark expedition, released in 2017 and a literary curator on the 2020 Apple Arcade game Dear Reader, a word- and literature-identification game.
Hernandez's interest in game-based learning led him to co-found the CUNY Games Network and the Board Game Designers Group of New York. He also teaches in the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Program at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is an English professor at the University of New York in the Borough of Manhattan Community College campus. in English, with an emphasis in creative writing, from Binghamton University in 2000. He is best known for the young adult novels Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, which won the 2020 Pura Belpré Award, and its sequel, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe. Carlos Alberto Pablo Hernandez (born January 14, 1971) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy.
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