Paulino's debut novel offers an inside perspective to the mind and heart of Alex Ramirez, a neurodivergent seventh grader with big dreams-- if only he can get his teacher, his principle, his mom to understand that he is ready for more of a challenge. The journey of Alex's relationship with his mom is especially touching as they both struggle with change and growth. PS- Paulino weaves the bilingual nature of Alex's world very seamlessly...keep google translate on standby if, like me, you've dumped all your high school Spanish from your brain.