
Life is tough for a border kid, but G ero has figured out how to cope. But trusting in his family's traditions, his accordion and his bookworm squad, he faces seventh grade with book smarts and a big heart.

Watch out for Joanna She's tough as nails. Sure, they get in trouble like anybody else, and like other middle-school boys, they discover girls.

G ero is also a nerd-reader, gamer, musician-who runs with a squad of misfits like him, Los Bobbys. But make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is puro mexicano, like Canelo lvarez, the Mexican boxer. In Spanish, ""G ero"" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo.

In Spanish, "G ero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo.

He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool.
