Nerdlandia

Wearing a calculator on his belt, Martin is a total Chicano nerd who is totally in love with Ceci, the coolest chola in school. Ceci, in turn, has developed her own secret crush on this geeky muchacho. Helped by their bumbling but well-meaning friends, both Martin and Ceci transform themselves in the name of love, with Martin becoming cool just as Ceci becomes a nerdish beauty. There's lots of hip dialogue and plenty of playing up to the audience, so teenagers will have a ball with Soto's Chicano version of Grease, updated and set in Fresno, California. — Booklist