A Crazy, Mixed-up Spanglish Day (Get Ready for Gabi Series #1) Marisa Montes, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) Gabi's got issues. Her arch nemesis Johnny Wiley keeps teasing her about her name, her little brother gets bullied by some boys down the street, and Gabi has to give up her bedroom when Abuelita comes to visit. ¡Que horror! It's more than one wiry little third-grader can handle. And with Abuelita speaking to her en espanol and the radio blaring at her in English, anyone can see how the words get all jumbled inside her head.