Dear Mr. Franklin,
First of all, let me just say that this Assignment is Stupid. You are
Dead. Why am I writing a letter to Some dead guy I've never even met?
This is the start to a most unlikely pen pal relationship between
thirteen-year-old Franklin Isaac Saturday (Ike) and Benjamin Franklin.
Before the fateful extra credit assignment that started it all, Ike's
life was pretty normal. He was avoiding the popularity contests of
middle school, crushing hard on Claire Wanzandae and trying not roll his
eyes at his stepfather, Dirk-the-Jerk's lame jokes.
But all that changes when, in a successful effort to make Claire
Wanzandae laugh, Ike mails his homework assignment to Ben Franklin...and
he writes back. Soon, things go awry. After Ike has an embarrassing
moment of epic proportions in front of Claire involving a playground,
non-alcoholic beer, and a lot of kettle corn, Ike decides he needs to
find a way to win Claire back. With some help from his new friend,
B-Fizzle, can Ike get the girl and make his mark in history?