G ero tiene doce a os y es mexicano y americano al mismo tiempo. Sabe sentirse en casa en ambos lados del rio, y en su vida hay tanto espa ol como ingl s. G ero ha comenzado el s ptimo a o en la escuela, y su profe de ingl s hace que hasta los poemas suenen cool.

G ero es como llaman a los chicos como el: p lidos. Pero no te equivoques, nuestro h roe pelirrojo y con pecas es puro mexicano, como el Canelo lvarez. Adem s, G ero es un nerd--lector, gamer, m sico--que se junta con una banda de inadaptados como el: Los Bobbys. Como todos los chicos de su edad, Los Bobbys se meten en problemas y, hasta les gustan las chicas Pero bueno, cuidado con Joanna Es dura como ninguna.

De la mano de las tradiciones familiares, su acorde n y su escuadr n de nerds, G ero le hace frente al s ptimo a o escolar con inteligencia y un gran corazon.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Life is tough for a border kid, but G ero has figured out how to cope. He writes poetry.

Twelve-year-old G ero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river. He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool.

In Spanish, "G ero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is puro mexicano, like Canelo lvarez, the Mexican boxer. G ero is also a nerd--reader, gamer, musician--who runs with a squad of misfits like him, Los Bobbys. Sure, they get in trouble like anybody else, and like other middle-school boys, they discover girls. Watch out for Joanna She's tough as nails.

But trusting in his family's traditions, his accordion and his bookworm squad, he faces seventh grade with book smarts and a big heart.