[DeepL Translation - needs review] The most popular book by Manolito Gafotas.
Manolito Gafotas, as everyone knows him in his neighborhood of Carabanchel (Alto), is a cheerful boy who lives with his parents, his grandfather Nicolás and his little brother, the Imbécil, and who is always ready to tell his vision of things. Together with his best friend, Orejones López, and his greatest enemy, the chulito Yihad, Diego Velázquez's return to school becomes an adventure. The arrival of a new classm...
Recommended but with lots of caveats ...
First off, this is a contemporary Spanish classic and a big deal in Spain, or at least it was. It won award(s?) and, if I remember correctly, had three movies and a TV series spun off from it.
It's also very hard to like. Manolito is a reminder that children, though adorable, are sometimes little more than free range psychopaths, churning out cruelties everywhere they go.
If you get to the end of the first chapter (each chapter is a seperate tale told in first person by Manolito) and can't t