-Nobody knows me as Manolito Garcia Moreno, not even Big Ears Lopez, and he's my best friend; even though sometimes he can be a dog and a traitor (and other times, a dog traitor), he's still my best friend and he's a whole lotta cool.

In Carabanchel - that's the name of my neighborhood in Madrid, in case I haven't told you-everyone knows me as Manolito Four-Eyes.-

-Don't try to be different, - says Manolito's mother. But he can't help it - he doesn't have to try. Whether he's fighting over the One-and-Only Susana; trying not to fight with Ozzy the Bully; telling...